INCENDIUM MAINS

AscendingROUND 1

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Clockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 Inspired by what

Carven the Fall 2012 was supposed tobe a underground label a brainchild ofdesigner Guillaume Henry But due to hissharp directions and popularity of the

collection among the young girlsCarven has risen up to be a upfrontdesign store The elegant and colourful

designs were inspired from bdquosomething‟(picture of a design in the next slide)

The Garden of Earthly Delights by

Hieronymus Bosch

2 Id the red-circled personality

This photograph has taken from a letter writtenby Horace de Vere Cole to one of his friend abouta hoax involving Cole and other five persons

On 7 February 1910 they donned beards andcostumes to disguise themselves as Abyssinianprinces and gained access to the pride of theBritish naval fleet On the ship they with fakeidentities got full royal treatment any officersfrom the ship canrsquot recognised them

Virginia Woolf amp this hoax is most

famously known as ldquoDreadnought Hoaxrdquo

3 Which painting

This is a scene from the movie Mean Streets where we can see De Niro`s

entrance in a bar According to the director Martin Scorsese he used

this painting as an inspiration for the scene He loved the way the painter

painted the people getting up sitting talking in a stylish manner

According to him he was inspired by the painter`s manner of modern

staging

Caravaggio`s

The Calling of St Matthew

4 Name the lyricist

This is one of the most famous

songs of Asha Bhosle`s career

The film is Kadambari

Ambar si ek (Audio removed)

Amrita Pritam

5 Which character

This is psychology test created by this man

(picture in the next slide) that used ink on a

blotted paper and the shapes symbolized the

man`s state of mind There were various shapes

depending on the mood change and this test

was named after the creator

This test can be directly associated to a

character

Rorschach

6 What is its importance in cricketing world

ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-dayGrown to this faction in the Temple-gardenShall send between the ___ ____ and the _____A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo

This is a verse from Shakespeare`s Henry VI Part 1 This verse is adirect reference to one of the most iconic events in English

history The name of the event came into common use in thenineteenth century after the publication of the novel Anne ofGeierstein by Sir Walter Scott

The Roses Match inspired from the

Wars of the Roses

The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire

County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club

The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster

and York for the throne of England

ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day

Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden

Shall send between the Red Rose and the White

A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo

On Open Pounce +20-20

Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the

music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for

bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc

7 What is the movie based on

Based on The Ramayana and told

through the point of view of its monkeys

Which particular style of paintings inspired

these bdquoMasaan‟ posters

Audience Question

Madhubani Paintings

8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo

Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle

racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year

But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to

around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo

and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then

Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought

out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash

for six winners

Wonka Bars

9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the

name of the book

This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult

I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite

I want your wife to be my baby tonight

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]

Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your

brains

Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in

the rain

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]

Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015

10 FITB Also name the creator

NO PART POINTS

This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long

running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century

Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo

11 Which Painting

This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on

Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly

inspired from this painting

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

12 Which album

This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of

about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence

the name

The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album

covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe

and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway

To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the

Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style

paper)

Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

AscendingROUND 1

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Clockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 Inspired by what

Carven the Fall 2012 was supposed tobe a underground label a brainchild ofdesigner Guillaume Henry But due to hissharp directions and popularity of the

collection among the young girlsCarven has risen up to be a upfrontdesign store The elegant and colourful

designs were inspired from bdquosomething‟(picture of a design in the next slide)

The Garden of Earthly Delights by

Hieronymus Bosch

2 Id the red-circled personality

This photograph has taken from a letter writtenby Horace de Vere Cole to one of his friend abouta hoax involving Cole and other five persons

On 7 February 1910 they donned beards andcostumes to disguise themselves as Abyssinianprinces and gained access to the pride of theBritish naval fleet On the ship they with fakeidentities got full royal treatment any officersfrom the ship canrsquot recognised them

Virginia Woolf amp this hoax is most

famously known as ldquoDreadnought Hoaxrdquo

3 Which painting

This is a scene from the movie Mean Streets where we can see De Niro`s

entrance in a bar According to the director Martin Scorsese he used

this painting as an inspiration for the scene He loved the way the painter

painted the people getting up sitting talking in a stylish manner

According to him he was inspired by the painter`s manner of modern

staging

Caravaggio`s

The Calling of St Matthew

4 Name the lyricist

This is one of the most famous

songs of Asha Bhosle`s career

The film is Kadambari

Ambar si ek (Audio removed)

Amrita Pritam

5 Which character

This is psychology test created by this man

(picture in the next slide) that used ink on a

blotted paper and the shapes symbolized the

man`s state of mind There were various shapes

depending on the mood change and this test

was named after the creator

This test can be directly associated to a

character

Rorschach

6 What is its importance in cricketing world

ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-dayGrown to this faction in the Temple-gardenShall send between the ___ ____ and the _____A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo

This is a verse from Shakespeare`s Henry VI Part 1 This verse is adirect reference to one of the most iconic events in English

history The name of the event came into common use in thenineteenth century after the publication of the novel Anne ofGeierstein by Sir Walter Scott

The Roses Match inspired from the

Wars of the Roses

The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire

County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club

The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster

and York for the throne of England

ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day

Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden

Shall send between the Red Rose and the White

A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo

On Open Pounce +20-20

Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the

music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for

bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc

7 What is the movie based on

Based on The Ramayana and told

through the point of view of its monkeys

Which particular style of paintings inspired

these bdquoMasaan‟ posters

Audience Question

Madhubani Paintings

8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo

Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle

racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year

But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to

around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo

and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then

Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought

out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash

for six winners

Wonka Bars

9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the

name of the book

This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult

I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite

I want your wife to be my baby tonight

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]

Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your

brains

Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in

the rain

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]

Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015

10 FITB Also name the creator

NO PART POINTS

This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long

running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century

Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo

11 Which Painting

This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on

Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly

inspired from this painting

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

12 Which album

This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of

about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence

the name

The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album

covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe

and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway

To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the

Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style

paper)

Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Clockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 Inspired by what

Carven the Fall 2012 was supposed tobe a underground label a brainchild ofdesigner Guillaume Henry But due to hissharp directions and popularity of the

collection among the young girlsCarven has risen up to be a upfrontdesign store The elegant and colourful

designs were inspired from bdquosomething‟(picture of a design in the next slide)

The Garden of Earthly Delights by

Hieronymus Bosch

2 Id the red-circled personality

This photograph has taken from a letter writtenby Horace de Vere Cole to one of his friend abouta hoax involving Cole and other five persons

On 7 February 1910 they donned beards andcostumes to disguise themselves as Abyssinianprinces and gained access to the pride of theBritish naval fleet On the ship they with fakeidentities got full royal treatment any officersfrom the ship canrsquot recognised them

Virginia Woolf amp this hoax is most

famously known as ldquoDreadnought Hoaxrdquo

3 Which painting

This is a scene from the movie Mean Streets where we can see De Niro`s

entrance in a bar According to the director Martin Scorsese he used

this painting as an inspiration for the scene He loved the way the painter

painted the people getting up sitting talking in a stylish manner

According to him he was inspired by the painter`s manner of modern

staging

Caravaggio`s

The Calling of St Matthew

4 Name the lyricist

This is one of the most famous

songs of Asha Bhosle`s career

The film is Kadambari

Ambar si ek (Audio removed)

Amrita Pritam

5 Which character

This is psychology test created by this man

(picture in the next slide) that used ink on a

blotted paper and the shapes symbolized the

man`s state of mind There were various shapes

depending on the mood change and this test

was named after the creator

This test can be directly associated to a

character

Rorschach

6 What is its importance in cricketing world

ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-dayGrown to this faction in the Temple-gardenShall send between the ___ ____ and the _____A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo

This is a verse from Shakespeare`s Henry VI Part 1 This verse is adirect reference to one of the most iconic events in English

history The name of the event came into common use in thenineteenth century after the publication of the novel Anne ofGeierstein by Sir Walter Scott

The Roses Match inspired from the

Wars of the Roses

The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire

County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club

The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster

and York for the throne of England

ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day

Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden

Shall send between the Red Rose and the White

A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo

On Open Pounce +20-20

Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the

music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for

bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc

7 What is the movie based on

Based on The Ramayana and told

through the point of view of its monkeys

Which particular style of paintings inspired

these bdquoMasaan‟ posters

Audience Question

Madhubani Paintings

8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo

Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle

racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year

But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to

around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo

and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then

Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought

out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash

for six winners

Wonka Bars

9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the

name of the book

This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult

I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite

I want your wife to be my baby tonight

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]

Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your

brains

Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in

the rain

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]

Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015

10 FITB Also name the creator

NO PART POINTS

This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long

running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century

Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo

11 Which Painting

This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on

Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly

inspired from this painting

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

12 Which album

This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of

about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence

the name

The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album

covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe

and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway

To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the

Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style

paper)

Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

1 Inspired by what

Carven the Fall 2012 was supposed tobe a underground label a brainchild ofdesigner Guillaume Henry But due to hissharp directions and popularity of the

collection among the young girlsCarven has risen up to be a upfrontdesign store The elegant and colourful

designs were inspired from bdquosomething‟(picture of a design in the next slide)

The Garden of Earthly Delights by

Hieronymus Bosch

2 Id the red-circled personality

This photograph has taken from a letter writtenby Horace de Vere Cole to one of his friend abouta hoax involving Cole and other five persons

On 7 February 1910 they donned beards andcostumes to disguise themselves as Abyssinianprinces and gained access to the pride of theBritish naval fleet On the ship they with fakeidentities got full royal treatment any officersfrom the ship canrsquot recognised them

Virginia Woolf amp this hoax is most

famously known as ldquoDreadnought Hoaxrdquo

3 Which painting

This is a scene from the movie Mean Streets where we can see De Niro`s

entrance in a bar According to the director Martin Scorsese he used

this painting as an inspiration for the scene He loved the way the painter

painted the people getting up sitting talking in a stylish manner

According to him he was inspired by the painter`s manner of modern

staging

Caravaggio`s

The Calling of St Matthew

4 Name the lyricist

This is one of the most famous

songs of Asha Bhosle`s career

The film is Kadambari

Ambar si ek (Audio removed)

Amrita Pritam

5 Which character

This is psychology test created by this man

(picture in the next slide) that used ink on a

blotted paper and the shapes symbolized the

man`s state of mind There were various shapes

depending on the mood change and this test

was named after the creator

This test can be directly associated to a

character

Rorschach

6 What is its importance in cricketing world

ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-dayGrown to this faction in the Temple-gardenShall send between the ___ ____ and the _____A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo

This is a verse from Shakespeare`s Henry VI Part 1 This verse is adirect reference to one of the most iconic events in English

history The name of the event came into common use in thenineteenth century after the publication of the novel Anne ofGeierstein by Sir Walter Scott

The Roses Match inspired from the

Wars of the Roses

The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire

County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club

The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster

and York for the throne of England

ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day

Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden

Shall send between the Red Rose and the White

A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo

On Open Pounce +20-20

Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the

music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for

bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc

7 What is the movie based on

Based on The Ramayana and told

through the point of view of its monkeys

Which particular style of paintings inspired

these bdquoMasaan‟ posters

Audience Question

Madhubani Paintings

8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo

Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle

racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year

But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to

around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo

and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then

Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought

out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash

for six winners

Wonka Bars

9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the

name of the book

This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult

I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite

I want your wife to be my baby tonight

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]

Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your

brains

Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in

the rain

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]

Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015

10 FITB Also name the creator

NO PART POINTS

This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long

running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century

Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo

11 Which Painting

This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on

Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly

inspired from this painting

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

12 Which album

This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of

about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence

the name

The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album

covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe

and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway

To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the

Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style

paper)

Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

The Garden of Earthly Delights by

Hieronymus Bosch

2 Id the red-circled personality

This photograph has taken from a letter writtenby Horace de Vere Cole to one of his friend abouta hoax involving Cole and other five persons

On 7 February 1910 they donned beards andcostumes to disguise themselves as Abyssinianprinces and gained access to the pride of theBritish naval fleet On the ship they with fakeidentities got full royal treatment any officersfrom the ship canrsquot recognised them

Virginia Woolf amp this hoax is most

famously known as ldquoDreadnought Hoaxrdquo

3 Which painting

This is a scene from the movie Mean Streets where we can see De Niro`s

entrance in a bar According to the director Martin Scorsese he used

this painting as an inspiration for the scene He loved the way the painter

painted the people getting up sitting talking in a stylish manner

According to him he was inspired by the painter`s manner of modern

staging

Caravaggio`s

The Calling of St Matthew

4 Name the lyricist

This is one of the most famous

songs of Asha Bhosle`s career

The film is Kadambari

Ambar si ek (Audio removed)

Amrita Pritam

5 Which character

This is psychology test created by this man

(picture in the next slide) that used ink on a

blotted paper and the shapes symbolized the

man`s state of mind There were various shapes

depending on the mood change and this test

was named after the creator

This test can be directly associated to a

character

Rorschach

6 What is its importance in cricketing world

ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-dayGrown to this faction in the Temple-gardenShall send between the ___ ____ and the _____A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo

This is a verse from Shakespeare`s Henry VI Part 1 This verse is adirect reference to one of the most iconic events in English

history The name of the event came into common use in thenineteenth century after the publication of the novel Anne ofGeierstein by Sir Walter Scott

The Roses Match inspired from the

Wars of the Roses

The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire

County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club

The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster

and York for the throne of England

ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day

Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden

Shall send between the Red Rose and the White

A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo

On Open Pounce +20-20

Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the

music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for

bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc

7 What is the movie based on

Based on The Ramayana and told

through the point of view of its monkeys

Which particular style of paintings inspired

these bdquoMasaan‟ posters

Audience Question

Madhubani Paintings

8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo

Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle

racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year

But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to

around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo

and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then

Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought

out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash

for six winners

Wonka Bars

9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the

name of the book

This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult

I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite

I want your wife to be my baby tonight

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]

Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your

brains

Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in

the rain

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]

Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015

10 FITB Also name the creator

NO PART POINTS

This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long

running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century

Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo

11 Which Painting

This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on

Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly

inspired from this painting

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

12 Which album

This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of

about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence

the name

The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album

covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe

and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway

To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the

Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style

paper)

Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

2 Id the red-circled personality

This photograph has taken from a letter writtenby Horace de Vere Cole to one of his friend abouta hoax involving Cole and other five persons

On 7 February 1910 they donned beards andcostumes to disguise themselves as Abyssinianprinces and gained access to the pride of theBritish naval fleet On the ship they with fakeidentities got full royal treatment any officersfrom the ship canrsquot recognised them

Virginia Woolf amp this hoax is most

famously known as ldquoDreadnought Hoaxrdquo

3 Which painting

This is a scene from the movie Mean Streets where we can see De Niro`s

entrance in a bar According to the director Martin Scorsese he used

this painting as an inspiration for the scene He loved the way the painter

painted the people getting up sitting talking in a stylish manner

According to him he was inspired by the painter`s manner of modern

staging

Caravaggio`s

The Calling of St Matthew

4 Name the lyricist

This is one of the most famous

songs of Asha Bhosle`s career

The film is Kadambari

Ambar si ek (Audio removed)

Amrita Pritam

5 Which character

This is psychology test created by this man

(picture in the next slide) that used ink on a

blotted paper and the shapes symbolized the

man`s state of mind There were various shapes

depending on the mood change and this test

was named after the creator

This test can be directly associated to a

character

Rorschach

6 What is its importance in cricketing world

ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-dayGrown to this faction in the Temple-gardenShall send between the ___ ____ and the _____A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo

This is a verse from Shakespeare`s Henry VI Part 1 This verse is adirect reference to one of the most iconic events in English

history The name of the event came into common use in thenineteenth century after the publication of the novel Anne ofGeierstein by Sir Walter Scott

The Roses Match inspired from the

Wars of the Roses

The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire

County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club

The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster

and York for the throne of England

ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day

Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden

Shall send between the Red Rose and the White

A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo

On Open Pounce +20-20

Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the

music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for

bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc

7 What is the movie based on

Based on The Ramayana and told

through the point of view of its monkeys

Which particular style of paintings inspired

these bdquoMasaan‟ posters

Audience Question

Madhubani Paintings

8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo

Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle

racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year

But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to

around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo

and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then

Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought

out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash

for six winners

Wonka Bars

9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the

name of the book

This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult

I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite

I want your wife to be my baby tonight

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]

Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your

brains

Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in

the rain

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]

Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015

10 FITB Also name the creator

NO PART POINTS

This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long

running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century

Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo

11 Which Painting

This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on

Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly

inspired from this painting

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

12 Which album

This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of

about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence

the name

The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album

covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe

and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway

To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the

Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style

paper)

Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Virginia Woolf amp this hoax is most

famously known as ldquoDreadnought Hoaxrdquo

3 Which painting

This is a scene from the movie Mean Streets where we can see De Niro`s

entrance in a bar According to the director Martin Scorsese he used

this painting as an inspiration for the scene He loved the way the painter

painted the people getting up sitting talking in a stylish manner

According to him he was inspired by the painter`s manner of modern

staging

Caravaggio`s

The Calling of St Matthew

4 Name the lyricist

This is one of the most famous

songs of Asha Bhosle`s career

The film is Kadambari

Ambar si ek (Audio removed)

Amrita Pritam

5 Which character

This is psychology test created by this man

(picture in the next slide) that used ink on a

blotted paper and the shapes symbolized the

man`s state of mind There were various shapes

depending on the mood change and this test

was named after the creator

This test can be directly associated to a

character

Rorschach

6 What is its importance in cricketing world

ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-dayGrown to this faction in the Temple-gardenShall send between the ___ ____ and the _____A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo

This is a verse from Shakespeare`s Henry VI Part 1 This verse is adirect reference to one of the most iconic events in English

history The name of the event came into common use in thenineteenth century after the publication of the novel Anne ofGeierstein by Sir Walter Scott

The Roses Match inspired from the

Wars of the Roses

The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire

County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club

The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster

and York for the throne of England

ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day

Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden

Shall send between the Red Rose and the White

A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo

On Open Pounce +20-20

Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the

music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for

bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc

7 What is the movie based on

Based on The Ramayana and told

through the point of view of its monkeys

Which particular style of paintings inspired

these bdquoMasaan‟ posters

Audience Question

Madhubani Paintings

8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo

Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle

racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year

But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to

around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo

and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then

Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought

out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash

for six winners

Wonka Bars

9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the

name of the book

This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult

I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite

I want your wife to be my baby tonight

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]

Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your

brains

Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in

the rain

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]

Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015

10 FITB Also name the creator

NO PART POINTS

This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long

running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century

Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo

11 Which Painting

This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on

Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly

inspired from this painting

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

12 Which album

This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of

about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence

the name

The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album

covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe

and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway

To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the

Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style

paper)

Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

3 Which painting

This is a scene from the movie Mean Streets where we can see De Niro`s

entrance in a bar According to the director Martin Scorsese he used

this painting as an inspiration for the scene He loved the way the painter

painted the people getting up sitting talking in a stylish manner

According to him he was inspired by the painter`s manner of modern

staging

Caravaggio`s

The Calling of St Matthew

4 Name the lyricist

This is one of the most famous

songs of Asha Bhosle`s career

The film is Kadambari

Ambar si ek (Audio removed)

Amrita Pritam

5 Which character

This is psychology test created by this man

(picture in the next slide) that used ink on a

blotted paper and the shapes symbolized the

man`s state of mind There were various shapes

depending on the mood change and this test

was named after the creator

This test can be directly associated to a

character

Rorschach

6 What is its importance in cricketing world

ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-dayGrown to this faction in the Temple-gardenShall send between the ___ ____ and the _____A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo

This is a verse from Shakespeare`s Henry VI Part 1 This verse is adirect reference to one of the most iconic events in English

history The name of the event came into common use in thenineteenth century after the publication of the novel Anne ofGeierstein by Sir Walter Scott

The Roses Match inspired from the

Wars of the Roses

The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire

County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club

The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster

and York for the throne of England

ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day

Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden

Shall send between the Red Rose and the White

A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo

On Open Pounce +20-20

Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the

music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for

bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc

7 What is the movie based on

Based on The Ramayana and told

through the point of view of its monkeys

Which particular style of paintings inspired

these bdquoMasaan‟ posters

Audience Question

Madhubani Paintings

8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo

Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle

racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year

But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to

around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo

and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then

Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought

out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash

for six winners

Wonka Bars

9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the

name of the book

This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult

I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite

I want your wife to be my baby tonight

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]

Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your

brains

Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in

the rain

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]

Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015

10 FITB Also name the creator

NO PART POINTS

This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long

running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century

Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo

11 Which Painting

This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on

Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly

inspired from this painting

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

12 Which album

This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of

about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence

the name

The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album

covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe

and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway

To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the

Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style

paper)

Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Caravaggio`s

The Calling of St Matthew

4 Name the lyricist

This is one of the most famous

songs of Asha Bhosle`s career

The film is Kadambari

Ambar si ek (Audio removed)

Amrita Pritam

5 Which character

This is psychology test created by this man

(picture in the next slide) that used ink on a

blotted paper and the shapes symbolized the

man`s state of mind There were various shapes

depending on the mood change and this test

was named after the creator

This test can be directly associated to a

character

Rorschach

6 What is its importance in cricketing world

ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-dayGrown to this faction in the Temple-gardenShall send between the ___ ____ and the _____A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo

This is a verse from Shakespeare`s Henry VI Part 1 This verse is adirect reference to one of the most iconic events in English

history The name of the event came into common use in thenineteenth century after the publication of the novel Anne ofGeierstein by Sir Walter Scott

The Roses Match inspired from the

Wars of the Roses

The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire

County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club

The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster

and York for the throne of England

ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day

Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden

Shall send between the Red Rose and the White

A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo

On Open Pounce +20-20

Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the

music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for

bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc

7 What is the movie based on

Based on The Ramayana and told

through the point of view of its monkeys

Which particular style of paintings inspired

these bdquoMasaan‟ posters

Audience Question

Madhubani Paintings

8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo

Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle

racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year

But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to

around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo

and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then

Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought

out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash

for six winners

Wonka Bars

9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the

name of the book

This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult

I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite

I want your wife to be my baby tonight

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]

Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your

brains

Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in

the rain

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]

Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015

10 FITB Also name the creator

NO PART POINTS

This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long

running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century

Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo

11 Which Painting

This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on

Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly

inspired from this painting

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

12 Which album

This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of

about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence

the name

The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album

covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe

and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway

To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the

Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style

paper)

Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

4 Name the lyricist

This is one of the most famous

songs of Asha Bhosle`s career

The film is Kadambari

Ambar si ek (Audio removed)

Amrita Pritam

5 Which character

This is psychology test created by this man

(picture in the next slide) that used ink on a

blotted paper and the shapes symbolized the

man`s state of mind There were various shapes

depending on the mood change and this test

was named after the creator

This test can be directly associated to a

character

Rorschach

6 What is its importance in cricketing world

ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-dayGrown to this faction in the Temple-gardenShall send between the ___ ____ and the _____A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo

This is a verse from Shakespeare`s Henry VI Part 1 This verse is adirect reference to one of the most iconic events in English

history The name of the event came into common use in thenineteenth century after the publication of the novel Anne ofGeierstein by Sir Walter Scott

The Roses Match inspired from the

Wars of the Roses

The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire

County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club

The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster

and York for the throne of England

ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day

Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden

Shall send between the Red Rose and the White

A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo

On Open Pounce +20-20

Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the

music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for

bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc

7 What is the movie based on

Based on The Ramayana and told

through the point of view of its monkeys

Which particular style of paintings inspired

these bdquoMasaan‟ posters

Audience Question

Madhubani Paintings

8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo

Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle

racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year

But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to

around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo

and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then

Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought

out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash

for six winners

Wonka Bars

9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the

name of the book

This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult

I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite

I want your wife to be my baby tonight

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]

Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your

brains

Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in

the rain

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]

Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015

10 FITB Also name the creator

NO PART POINTS

This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long

running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century

Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo

11 Which Painting

This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on

Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly

inspired from this painting

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

12 Which album

This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of

about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence

the name

The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album

covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe

and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway

To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the

Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style

paper)

Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Amrita Pritam

5 Which character

This is psychology test created by this man

(picture in the next slide) that used ink on a

blotted paper and the shapes symbolized the

man`s state of mind There were various shapes

depending on the mood change and this test

was named after the creator

This test can be directly associated to a

character

Rorschach

6 What is its importance in cricketing world

ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-dayGrown to this faction in the Temple-gardenShall send between the ___ ____ and the _____A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo

This is a verse from Shakespeare`s Henry VI Part 1 This verse is adirect reference to one of the most iconic events in English

history The name of the event came into common use in thenineteenth century after the publication of the novel Anne ofGeierstein by Sir Walter Scott

The Roses Match inspired from the

Wars of the Roses

The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire

County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club

The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster

and York for the throne of England

ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day

Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden

Shall send between the Red Rose and the White

A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo

On Open Pounce +20-20

Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the

music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for

bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc

7 What is the movie based on

Based on The Ramayana and told

through the point of view of its monkeys

Which particular style of paintings inspired

these bdquoMasaan‟ posters

Audience Question

Madhubani Paintings

8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo

Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle

racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year

But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to

around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo

and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then

Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought

out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash

for six winners

Wonka Bars

9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the

name of the book

This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult

I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite

I want your wife to be my baby tonight

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]

Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your

brains

Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in

the rain

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]

Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015

10 FITB Also name the creator

NO PART POINTS

This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long

running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century

Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo

11 Which Painting

This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on

Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly

inspired from this painting

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

12 Which album

This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of

about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence

the name

The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album

covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe

and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway

To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the

Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style

paper)

Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

5 Which character

This is psychology test created by this man

(picture in the next slide) that used ink on a

blotted paper and the shapes symbolized the

man`s state of mind There were various shapes

depending on the mood change and this test

was named after the creator

This test can be directly associated to a

character

Rorschach

6 What is its importance in cricketing world

ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-dayGrown to this faction in the Temple-gardenShall send between the ___ ____ and the _____A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo

This is a verse from Shakespeare`s Henry VI Part 1 This verse is adirect reference to one of the most iconic events in English

history The name of the event came into common use in thenineteenth century after the publication of the novel Anne ofGeierstein by Sir Walter Scott

The Roses Match inspired from the

Wars of the Roses

The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire

County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club

The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster

and York for the throne of England

ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day

Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden

Shall send between the Red Rose and the White

A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo

On Open Pounce +20-20

Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the

music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for

bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc

7 What is the movie based on

Based on The Ramayana and told

through the point of view of its monkeys

Which particular style of paintings inspired

these bdquoMasaan‟ posters

Audience Question

Madhubani Paintings

8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo

Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle

racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year

But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to

around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo

and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then

Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought

out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash

for six winners

Wonka Bars

9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the

name of the book

This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult

I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite

I want your wife to be my baby tonight

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]

Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your

brains

Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in

the rain

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]

Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015

10 FITB Also name the creator

NO PART POINTS

This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long

running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century

Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo

11 Which Painting

This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on

Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly

inspired from this painting

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

12 Which album

This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of

about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence

the name

The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album

covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe

and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway

To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the

Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style

paper)

Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Rorschach

6 What is its importance in cricketing world

ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-dayGrown to this faction in the Temple-gardenShall send between the ___ ____ and the _____A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo

This is a verse from Shakespeare`s Henry VI Part 1 This verse is adirect reference to one of the most iconic events in English

history The name of the event came into common use in thenineteenth century after the publication of the novel Anne ofGeierstein by Sir Walter Scott

The Roses Match inspired from the

Wars of the Roses

The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire

County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club

The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster

and York for the throne of England

ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day

Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden

Shall send between the Red Rose and the White

A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo

On Open Pounce +20-20

Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the

music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for

bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc

7 What is the movie based on

Based on The Ramayana and told

through the point of view of its monkeys

Which particular style of paintings inspired

these bdquoMasaan‟ posters

Audience Question

Madhubani Paintings

8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo

Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle

racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year

But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to

around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo

and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then

Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought

out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash

for six winners

Wonka Bars

9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the

name of the book

This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult

I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite

I want your wife to be my baby tonight

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]

Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your

brains

Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in

the rain

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]

Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015

10 FITB Also name the creator

NO PART POINTS

This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long

running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century

Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo

11 Which Painting

This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on

Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly

inspired from this painting

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

12 Which album

This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of

about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence

the name

The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album

covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe

and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway

To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the

Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style

paper)

Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

6 What is its importance in cricketing world

ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-dayGrown to this faction in the Temple-gardenShall send between the ___ ____ and the _____A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo

This is a verse from Shakespeare`s Henry VI Part 1 This verse is adirect reference to one of the most iconic events in English

history The name of the event came into common use in thenineteenth century after the publication of the novel Anne ofGeierstein by Sir Walter Scott

The Roses Match inspired from the

Wars of the Roses

The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire

County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club

The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster

and York for the throne of England

ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day

Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden

Shall send between the Red Rose and the White

A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo

On Open Pounce +20-20

Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the

music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for

bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc

7 What is the movie based on

Based on The Ramayana and told

through the point of view of its monkeys

Which particular style of paintings inspired

these bdquoMasaan‟ posters

Audience Question

Madhubani Paintings

8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo

Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle

racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year

But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to

around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo

and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then

Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought

out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash

for six winners

Wonka Bars

9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the

name of the book

This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult

I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite

I want your wife to be my baby tonight

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]

Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your

brains

Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in

the rain

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]

Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015

10 FITB Also name the creator

NO PART POINTS

This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long

running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century

Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo

11 Which Painting

This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on

Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly

inspired from this painting

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

12 Which album

This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of

about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence

the name

The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album

covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe

and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway

To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the

Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style

paper)

Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

The Roses Match inspired from the

Wars of the Roses

The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire

County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club

The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster

and York for the throne of England

ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day

Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden

Shall send between the Red Rose and the White

A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo

On Open Pounce +20-20

Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the

music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for

bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc

7 What is the movie based on

Based on The Ramayana and told

through the point of view of its monkeys

Which particular style of paintings inspired

these bdquoMasaan‟ posters

Audience Question

Madhubani Paintings

8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo

Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle

racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year

But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to

around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo

and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then

Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought

out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash

for six winners

Wonka Bars

9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the

name of the book

This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult

I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite

I want your wife to be my baby tonight

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]

Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your

brains

Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in

the rain

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]

Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015

10 FITB Also name the creator

NO PART POINTS

This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long

running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century

Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo

11 Which Painting

This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on

Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly

inspired from this painting

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

12 Which album

This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of

about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence

the name

The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album

covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe

and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway

To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the

Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style

paper)

Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

On Open Pounce +20-20

Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the

music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for

bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc

7 What is the movie based on

Based on The Ramayana and told

through the point of view of its monkeys

Which particular style of paintings inspired

these bdquoMasaan‟ posters

Audience Question

Madhubani Paintings

8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo

Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle

racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year

But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to

around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo

and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then

Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought

out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash

for six winners

Wonka Bars

9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the

name of the book

This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult

I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite

I want your wife to be my baby tonight

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]

Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your

brains

Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in

the rain

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]

Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015

10 FITB Also name the creator

NO PART POINTS

This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long

running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century

Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo

11 Which Painting

This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on

Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly

inspired from this painting

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

12 Which album

This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of

about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence

the name

The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album

covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe

and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway

To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the

Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style

paper)

Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Based on The Ramayana and told

through the point of view of its monkeys

Which particular style of paintings inspired

these bdquoMasaan‟ posters

Audience Question

Madhubani Paintings

8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo

Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle

racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year

But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to

around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo

and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then

Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought

out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash

for six winners

Wonka Bars

9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the

name of the book

This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult

I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite

I want your wife to be my baby tonight

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]

Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your

brains

Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in

the rain

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]

Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015

10 FITB Also name the creator

NO PART POINTS

This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long

running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century

Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo

11 Which Painting

This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on

Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly

inspired from this painting

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

12 Which album

This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of

about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence

the name

The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album

covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe

and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway

To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the

Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style

paper)

Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Which particular style of paintings inspired

these bdquoMasaan‟ posters

Audience Question

Madhubani Paintings

8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo

Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle

racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year

But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to

around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo

and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then

Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought

out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash

for six winners

Wonka Bars

9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the

name of the book

This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult

I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite

I want your wife to be my baby tonight

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]

Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your

brains

Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in

the rain

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]

Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015

10 FITB Also name the creator

NO PART POINTS

This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long

running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century

Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo

11 Which Painting

This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on

Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly

inspired from this painting

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

12 Which album

This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of

about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence

the name

The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album

covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe

and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway

To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the

Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style

paper)

Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Madhubani Paintings

8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo

Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle

racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year

But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to

around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo

and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then

Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought

out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash

for six winners

Wonka Bars

9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the

name of the book

This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult

I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite

I want your wife to be my baby tonight

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]

Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your

brains

Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in

the rain

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]

Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015

10 FITB Also name the creator

NO PART POINTS

This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long

running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century

Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo

11 Which Painting

This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on

Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly

inspired from this painting

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

12 Which album

This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of

about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence

the name

The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album

covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe

and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway

To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the

Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style

paper)

Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo

Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle

racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year

But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to

around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo

and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then

Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought

out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash

for six winners

Wonka Bars

9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the

name of the book

This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult

I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite

I want your wife to be my baby tonight

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]

Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your

brains

Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in

the rain

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]

Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015

10 FITB Also name the creator

NO PART POINTS

This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long

running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century

Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo

11 Which Painting

This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on

Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly

inspired from this painting

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

12 Which album

This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of

about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence

the name

The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album

covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe

and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway

To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the

Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style

paper)

Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Wonka Bars

9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the

name of the book

This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult

I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite

I want your wife to be my baby tonight

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]

Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your

brains

Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in

the rain

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]

Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015

10 FITB Also name the creator

NO PART POINTS

This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long

running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century

Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo

11 Which Painting

This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on

Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly

inspired from this painting

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

12 Which album

This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of

about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence

the name

The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album

covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe

and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway

To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the

Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style

paper)

Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the

name of the book

This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult

I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite

I want your wife to be my baby tonight

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]

Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your

brains

Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in

the rain

I choose to steal what you chose to show

And you know I will not apologize

Your mine for the taking

Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]

Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015

10 FITB Also name the creator

NO PART POINTS

This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long

running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century

Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo

11 Which Painting

This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on

Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly

inspired from this painting

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

12 Which album

This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of

about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence

the name

The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album

covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe

and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway

To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the

Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style

paper)

Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015

10 FITB Also name the creator

NO PART POINTS

This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long

running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century

Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo

11 Which Painting

This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on

Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly

inspired from this painting

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

12 Which album

This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of

about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence

the name

The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album

covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe

and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway

To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the

Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style

paper)

Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

10 FITB Also name the creator

NO PART POINTS

This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long

running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century

Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo

11 Which Painting

This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on

Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly

inspired from this painting

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

12 Which album

This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of

about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence

the name

The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album

covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe

and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway

To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the

Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style

paper)

Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo

11 Which Painting

This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on

Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly

inspired from this painting

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

12 Which album

This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of

about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence

the name

The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album

covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe

and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway

To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the

Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style

paper)

Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

11 Which Painting

This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on

Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly

inspired from this painting

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

12 Which album

This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of

about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence

the name

The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album

covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe

and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway

To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the

Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style

paper)

Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

12 Which album

This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of

about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence

the name

The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album

covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe

and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway

To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the

Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style

paper)

Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

12 Which album

This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of

about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic

eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence

the name

The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album

covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe

and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway

To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the

Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style

paper)

Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

13 What is the significance of this

Assamese song

এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷

ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম

মিলপী আমম ভাই

জামিি আমম মানহ

মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

On Open Pounce +20-20

14 What is inspired from the name of this painting

It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo

Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

It inspired the name of the

famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah

Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of

RMS Titanic

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please

Audience Question

He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet

Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever

documentary on Srimanta Sankardev

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

DescendingROUND 2

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Total 14 Questions

12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise

DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong

answers

On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers

2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers

-20 for wrong answers

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

1 What is the name of this dress

It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national

dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the

formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown

Long ones itch xD

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

2 Id the painter

The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Syd Barrett

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

3 Id the author

He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife

went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers

He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the

Tale of Beren and Luthien

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

4 Who

কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Anuradha Sharma Pujari

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

5 What was the other most famous feat

Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed

secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London

The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing

effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Students of that school sang the chorus in

Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

6 Who am I talking about

This particular scene from the movie

Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Bapu Nandkarni

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

7 Which band

On Open Pounce +20-20

This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once

participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Magik from the film Rock On

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Give me the Film

Audience Question

This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

8 Who is he and the character

He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer

His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru

He was the only child of

actor Bijon Bhattacharya and

writer Mahashweta Devi

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

9 Which food am I talking about

bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is

their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat

Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their

dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados

which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

10 Who is his famous wife

This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet

He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

TASLIMA NASRIN

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

11 What was inspired by his art-work

This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one

could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic

shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Joker`s Face more preferably

Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for

the name of his home

In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984

When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic

Champion of India and Olympic Niwas

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo

ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own

The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

The Baker Street

Irregulars

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

14 Which photograph am I talking about

On Open Pounce +20-20

The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent

of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged

him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

The cover photo of the book Steve

Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Rules

10 questions All questions on Open pounce

+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo

Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009

1 Id the book and the author

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

2 What (X) am I talking about

ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena

Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing

costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

BIBA the fashion brand

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables

He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

4 Which photograph

Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in

the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

1968 Olympic Black Power Salute

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

5 Id the voice

Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Talat Mahmood

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

6 Which novel

Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard

Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc

The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)

7)Put Funda

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

8 Name the band

This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold

them with 5 hit singles

One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA

World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters

The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from

the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Creedance Clearwater Revival

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

9 Which painting

lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint

The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

10 Which movie

This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name

ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Macbeth They wanted to avoid the

famous Macbeth Curse

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP

The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo

But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo

2) Give me the book

Audience question

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Rules

10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)

+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers

Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Answers

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟

This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth

famous for the painting Christina‟s World

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

2 Who is the author

The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book

gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Kirk Hammett

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

3 Id X

ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo

This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal

famously known as Muhammad Iqbal

One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the

perfect word for his pet name

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

SAHIR LUDHIANVI

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized

Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous

motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office

It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super

Bowl trophy is named after him

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

5 Which famous author or the story

The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of

Bowling Balls‟

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

6 What is the hairstyle called

It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II

Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Quiff

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

7 Name the painting

This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Bani Thani

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

8 Who is the poet

Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The

composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes

songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno

faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on

poems written by the singer`s father

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Tomas Transtromer The singer is

Emma Transtromer his daughter

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

9 Which song

The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat

In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS

This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s

The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with

him a special feat

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

X ndash Dirty Harry

Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Arts

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟

In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo

They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo

And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Sir Winston Churchill and

Franklin D Roosevelt

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

How this lesser known photograph is immortalized

This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this

photograph

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

SPORTS

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

7 Which move

This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟

ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball

behind your standing leg with the inside of foot

Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are

back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo

This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA

World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands

match against Sweden where he outwitted

Swedish defender Jan Olsson

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

6 What is the controversy

This is the logo of a Belgium

structure THEATRE DE LIEGE

created by Belgian designer

Olivier Debie Recently this lesser

known Belgian designer became

a part of a controversy

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

ENTERTAINMENT

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

12 Who am I talking about (X)

He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

FREDDIE MERCURY

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

FASHION

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

4 Which woman outfit am I talking

about (referring to as bdquoit‟)

First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early

1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Garibaldi shirt Named after

Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

FOOD

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

10 Which snack

It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by

mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with

pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Dabeli

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

LITERATURE

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

8 These particular lines are taken from

whose last speech

Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32

In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-

ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath

character Tom Joad

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

1 ldquoXrdquo the poet

It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai

International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Please

Do not spit

Do not sit more

Pay promptly time is valuable

Do not write letter

without order refreshment

Do not comb

hair is spoiling floor

Do not make mischiefs in cabin

our waiter is reporting

Come again

All are welcome whatever cast

If not satisfied tell us

otherwise tell others

GOD IS GREAT

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Nissim Ezekiel

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

MUSIC

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

3 Who am I talking about (X)

This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo

where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has

written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for

which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King

soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best

Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo

Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney

movies

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

Elton John

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

11 What is the significance of this

recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI

KATHA TUMI NOKABA)

First Assamese Acappella song

First Assamese Acappella song