Grand Finale

Rounds

Round1

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Round2

15 questions. Infinite Bounce + Pounce(5)Flat scoring of 10 points.Half points, if any, is totally QMs discretion.

1On 26th January 1988, a particular section under the jurisdiction of Goa Division was established with much fanfare. Congratulatory messages were received from therespective Indian President and Prime Ministeron this occasion. Mr. G. Sudhakar Rao was appointed as the first In-Charge, though Honorary, despite having no experience in this field.

What was so specialty about the whole affair?

Dakshin Gangotri Post Office was established. This is Indias first post office in Antarctica.

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2Arabella Dormans artwork Flight, installed at St.James Church in Central London was inauguratedwith prayers and meditation on Dec, 2015.

What does the dinghy, featured in the artwork, symbolically represent?(bigger vis next slide)

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People crossing the Mediterranean during 2015 Refugee-Crisis

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3Mueller No Glare Strips are the worlds original glare-reducing strips with twice the effectiveness as paste. Designed not to smear or sweat off, the pressure sensitive strips are easily identified by their unique kidney-bean shape.

As a case of unique product placement, which apparently strange place did they choose, for the last few years, to advertise their product?

Chanderpauls Eye Stickers

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4Pickelhaube is a word coined after combining two words - pickel meaning point or pickaxe, and haub meaning bonnet.

With which group of people would you associate a Pickelhaube?

Officers in the Prussian and German armies of the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was their cap.

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5Bhagavata Purana states that during the creation, the demons Madhu and Kaitabha stole the Vedas from Brahma and deposited them deep inside the waters of the primeval ocean. Vishnu, in his manifestation as Hayagriva, killed them and retrieved the Vedas. The bodies of the auras disintegrated into twelve pieces (two heads, two torsos, four arms and four legs).

As per the puranas, these twelve pieces are considered to represent what?

Twelve seismic plates of the Earth

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6 (A) got quite upset after getting to learn properly about a particular work by (B). Theonly living species in thefamilyOdobenidae andgenus Odobenus is said to the cause of bitterness.

Explain.

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The walrus from the song I am the Walrus, inspired from Carrolls The Walrus and the Carpenter. John Lennon was quite upset when he later realised that the walrus was the villain.

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7 Former curator of the Van Kleef Aquarium and the aquarium at Edinburgh Zoo, Alec Frederick Fraser-Brunner was very much interested in the study of fishes. His interest in the subject inspired him to design an iconic national symbol which happens to be one of the major tourist attraction of a particular country.

What did this British ichthyologist design?

The Merlion in Singapore

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8The book which originated from the rejected script of the Cecil B DeMille movie Skyscraper, was rejected by twelve publishers before editor Archibald Ogden at theBobbs-Merrill Companyrisked his job to get it published. It has sold more than eight million copies since its first print in 1943. Interestingly, it probably wouldnt have been as big a hit had it been published with its original title, Second-Hand Lives.

Which book, later made into a Gary Cooper film, is this?

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The Fountainhead

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9This 15 metre tall structure (vis) is set to be replicated in Trafalgar Square and Times Square, among othericonic places, in 2016. The construction, as a symbolof defiance, will be the centrepiece of events forWorld Heritage Week in April.

Where this structure is originally located?(bigger vis of the artists impression next slide)

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The Palmyra Arch

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10 Vina Apsara, the leading lady in Rushdies The Ground Beneath Her Feet had many parallels to an yesteryears singing sensation X. Like X, Vina overcame all barriers of race, religion and language. Like X, she went on a birth control crusade after making it big in the singing and social arena and interestingly, also close to a NY-based artist.

Identify X.

Asha Puthli

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11B. K. Modior BhupendraKumar Modi is the global Chairman ofSpice Global, an Indian conglomerate headquartered in Singapore and also the Chairman of Asia Crime Prevention Foundations India chapter.

What nickname did he acquire because of his typical business strategies?

Joint Venture Modi

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12Commonly known as the Worst Team of the World due to their several winless-streaks in the late 70s and early 80s, Ibis Sports Club came into limelight in the recent times because of a letter they have reportedly written.

Whom was the letter addressed to?(vis next slide)

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Offer letter to Jose Mourinho

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13The Guiness Book has recently crowned him as the actor with most career earnings, so far. Interestingly, he is the only actor to win a Best Supporting Actor Award in Cannes (the category was created only for him in that year).

Who?

Samuel L. Jackson

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14 Olivier Morin, an AFP photographer gave himself just one percent credit. He said, This was, I think, an once-in-a-lifetime moment. In my 25 years as a photographer, Ive never had an uncontrollable external element make a photo like this.

Which photograph, became an iconic one for obvious reason, was he talking about?

Usain-with-the-Bolt photo

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15Where can you see the most artistic representation of this particular photo of Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, the Health Minister from 1947-57 in the Nehru Cabinet?

Cover of Banalata Sen

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Round3

8 questions. Written Round.Differential Scoring.

* 16 - if 1 team gets it right* 14 - if 2 teams get it right* 12 - if 3 teams get it right* 10 - if 4 teams get it right* 08 - if 5 teams get it right* 06 - if 6 teams get it right* 04 - if 7 teams get it right* 02 - if all the teams get it right

1This is Nikes FIFA World Cup 2014 campaign video, entitled Winner stays.

Which groups song Miss Alissa has been used in this campaign?

2As a teenager, noted contemporary dancer Akram Khan performed in Peter Brooks The Mahabharata. His latest production Until The Lions, based on the eponymous book by Karthika Nair tells the story of two warring characters of that epic a prince and a princess.

Identify both the characters.

3On what occasion this brief acceptance speech was delivered?

4This is the latest victory celebration in the tennis world. Initially made popular by Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton, this is now doing the rounds in different social media.

Name the move.

5This is Frank Sinatra singing a song which has been covered by many artists before and after him.

How the two most well-known person behind this popular number is going to be honoured in a very special way in 2016?

6What is the bolly-connection of this melodiuos number?

7Which popular tv-show hostess is impersonatingDame Judi Dench?

8This yesteryears movie has been based on two books by Pearl S. Buck. One is The Good Earth.

Which is the other?

1This is Nikes FIFA World Cup 2014 campaign video, entitled Winner stays.

Which groups song Miss Alissa has been used in this campaign?

Eagles of Death Metal

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2As a teenager, noted contemporary dancer Akram Khan performed in Peter Brooks The Mahabharata. His latest production Until The Lions, based on the eponymous book by Karthika Nair tells the story of two warring characters of that epic a prince and a princess.

Identify both the characters.

Amba & Bhisma

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PC won the award for the Favourite Actress in a New TV Series at the People's Choice Awards 2016 for 'Quantico'.

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4This is the latest victory celebration in the tennis world. Initially made popular by Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton, this is now doing the rounds in different social media.

Name the move.

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5This is Frank Sinatra singing a song which has been covered by many artists before and after him.

How the two most well-known person behind this popular number is going to be honoured in a very special way in 2016?

5Tom & Vinicius

6What is the bolly-connection of this melodiuos number?

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7Which popular tv-show hostess is impersonatingDame Judi Dench?

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8This yesteryears movie has been based on two books by Pearl S. Buck. One is The Good Earth.

Which is the other?

8The Mother

Round4

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Real life characters played by Leo on screen

Round5

15 questions. Infinite Bounce + Pounce(5)Flat scoring of 10 points.Half points, if any, is totally QMs discretion.

1His brothers Rishi and Ranjeet also played the sport but did not achieve success like he did. At his best, he won an Olympic gold medal during the 80s. He retired soon after and turned his attention to wood-sculpting and art. A few years ago, in his 50s, he announced a comeback. But it never happened.

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Alexi Grewal

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2Group CaptainSir Douglas Baderwas aRoyal Air Forceflying aceduring theWWII. He was credited with 22 aerial victories and was one of the few British pilots to win the Order of the British Empire and the Distinguished Flying Cross.

What made his achievements very special?

He lost both legs to a flying accident in 1931, and made all his kills as a double amputee

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3A popular student ofSatish Chander Dhawan Govt. College For Boys,Ludhiana was expelled on disciplinary grounds and settled in Lahore. But he had to return to India in 1949 after the Pakistan govt. issued an arrest warrant against him for his writings in the publication Savera and other journals.

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Sahir Ludhianvi

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4As per historical records, King Zog of Albania and most of his family members went to live inEgyptat the behest ofKing Farouk in 1946. The kings were having a discussion between them about the future of their respective kingdoms.

According to Zog, Farouk said that soon there would be only five kings left. One was the king of England.

As per King Farouk, who were the other four?

4 Kings in a pack of Cards

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5Same Language Subtitling(SLS) refers to the practice ofsubtitlingtv-shows in the same language as the audio. It was implemented pretty successfully by IIM-A to make reading practice an incidental, automatic and subconscious part of popular TV entertainment, at a low per-person cost to shore upliteracy rates, especially in rural-India.

Which weekly programme, hugely popular during the 70s 80s was the first one to use SLS?

Chitrahaar

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6 It happened on Xs last day of a 2-week trip. When X arrived at the site, there was a group of about a dozen young soldiers in uniform who greeted X. There were many photographers and journalists also. The translator told X that the soldiers wanted X to sing a song for them. X sat down and started to sing a song calledDay Ma Di, written by a group of anti-war students.

This apparently simple incident turned out to be very detrimental for X in the days to come.

Which 2-word nickname did X get after this incident?

Hanoi Jane

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77 teams took part, including Young England, Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica and an International XI. With a total prize money of 40,000, this pioneering venture generated a huge amount of interest during that time.

Which tournament was this?

1st Womens Cricket World Cup (1973)

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Ratnamanjari, Chitralekha, Chandrakala, Kaamkandala, Leelavati, Ravibhama, Kaumudi, Pushpavati, Madhumalathi, Prabhavati, Trilochana, Padmavati, Kirtimati, Sunaiyana, Sundarvati, Satyavati, Vidhavati, Taramati, Rooprekha, Gyaanvati, Chandrajyoti, Anurodhvati, Dharmavati, Karunavati, Jailakshmi, Mrignayani, Malayavati, Vaidehi, Maanvati, Jayalakshmi, Kaushalya & Roopmati .

32 dolls in the famous Simhasana which tell Raja Bhoj the stories about the wit, valour and kindness of the legendary King Vikram.

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9The original ones were made from an antique Graflex camera flash unit found in an old photography shop in London by Roger Christian. He added rubber strips and bits of a calculator for the handle part. A wooden dowd with reflective paint was added for the remaining part. Each piece was priced around 9 sterling. Presently these are priced between 9.99 to 249.99.

What are these?

Light Sabers

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10The English county, borderingMerseyside was famous for its numerous dairy farms and the cheese made here was moulded into the shapes of animals and sold for consumption. The cheese would be cut from the tail end, and the last part to be eaten would be the face of the animal, or more accurately a certain feature of the face.

This is said to be one of the possible reasons for the depiction of a famous literary character.

Which character am I referring to?

Cheshire Cat

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* Subject of a painting by Ruebens * A song most famously played by the Grateful Dead * An opera by Camille Saint-Sans * The club mascots of theSunderland A.F.C. * Elizabeth Hurley starrer telefilm (1996)

Samson & Delilah

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12 In Bangkok, murals at Wat Phra Kaeo depict Hanuman playing a game in a ring with a troop of monkeys. Other historical accounts mention the game earlier during the reign of King Naresuan of Ayutthaya. The game remained to be played in a circular arena for a long time and then started to appear in its present form in few Asian countries.

Which game?

Sepak Takraw

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13The term meaning genuine or a loyal supporter was also used as the code name given to Margaret Thatchers funeral. But historically the term gained prominence from the uniforms wore by the staunch rivals of James IV of Scotland.

Which two word term?(It also shares its name with a Madonna album apart from an obvious sporting connection)

True Blue

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14 The Flag of Guinea has three colours red, yellow and green, was adapted from those of Rassemblement Democratique Africaine. Another country, which had almost similar flag design decided to change their flag.

What did they add to make their flag different from that of Guinea?

Rwanda added R

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15 Sir Edward Hyde East, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India called a meeting of European and Hindu Gentlemen in his house in May 1816. An Indian gentleman, so impressed by the meeting decided to donate generously but chose not to come out publicly for fear of alarming the prejudices of his orthodox countrymen and thus marred the whole idea.

What resulted from that meeting?

Foundation of Presidency College

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