3. Format
• A total of 4 rounds.
• Round I : Pounce
• Round II : Differential
• Round III : Quest Qunnects
• Round IV : Return of the Pounce
• Scoring to be explained before each round.
9. Q2
Born in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, to an
upper-middle-class family, his father was an economist
and a lecturer in moral sciences at the University of
Cambridge and his mother was a local social reformer.
In addition to being an ___________, X was also a civil
servant, a director of the British Eugenics Society, a
director of the Bank of England, a patron of the arts and
an art collector, a part of the Bloomsbury Group of
intellectuals, an advisor to several charitable trusts, a
writer, a philosopher, a private investor, and a farmer.
Identify X.
15. Q4
Agadananda Karaka - Ragam Naata
Duduku gala - Ragam Goula
Sadhinchane - Ragam Aarabhi
Kanakana Ruchira - Ragam Varaali
Endaro Mahanubhavulu - Sri Ragam
Pancharatna kritis written in praise of the
Hindu deity, Rama is one of a set of five kritis
(songs) in Carnatic classical music. Who has
composed them?
18. Q5
World _____ Relief
● International, non-profit organization based in Chicago, IL that
specializes in large-scale, comprehensive _____ distribution
programs to aid poverty relief and disaster recovery initiatives in
developing countries around the world.
● Their programs focus primarily on education, economic
development, and health care.
● As of September 2010, had distributed more than 70,000
_____, mostly in Africa, and nearly 70 percent of them went to
women and girls.
● Area served: Zambia, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique,
Rwanda, Tanzania, Lesotho
● Focus: To provide access to independence and livelihood
through the Power of _____.
21. Q6
The term X comes from this phrase used by P.G.
Wodehouse in 1934’s Right Ho, Jeeves:
Now that the ______________ on his speech,
it seemed to me that there was no longer any need for
the strategic retreat which I had been planning.
US civic activist Ralph Nader coined the phrase in the
early 1970s to avoid the negative connotations found in
other words such as informers and snitches.
Give me X.
24. Q7
X: A Romance of Many Dimensions is an 1884
satirical novella by the English schoolmaster
Edwin Abbott Abbott. Writing
pseudonymously as "A Square", Abbott used
the fictional two-dimensional world of to
offer pointed observations on the social
hierarchy of Victorian culture. Several films
have been made from the story, including a
feature film in 2007. Identify X .
27. Q8
On September 16, 1992, Black Wednesday, X’s fund
sold short more than $10 billion in pounds, profiting
from the UK government's reluctance to either raise its
interest rates to levels comparable to those of other
European Exchange Rate Mechanism countries or to
float its currency.
Finally, the UK withdrew from the European Exchange
Rate Mechanism, devaluing the pound, earning X an
estimated $1.1 billion. X was dubbed "the man who
broke the Bank of England".
In 1997, the UK Treasury estimated the cost of Black
Wednesday at £3.4 billion.
Identify X.
30. Q9
On October 9, 1983, on what would have been X's
45th birthday, the city of ______ dedicated 2.5 acres
to his memory and called it Y.
Countries all around the world contributed trees and
Italy donated iconic mosaic.
It has since then become the sight of impromptu
memorial gathering for other events and people.
One of its best known visitors i.e. Gary Dos Santos
who decorated the memorial in circles of different
flowers and objects, often in shape of peace sign.
ID X,Y and FITB.
33. Q10
In mid 2010, San Fransisco based X hired Davis
Elen advertising to plan their marketing
campaign. As a part of this, the firm stuck fake
$25000 bills advertising X's product "Y: Las
Vegas" on the sidewalks of San Fransisco. This
"Guerilla Marketing" attempt drew flak from the
city attorney's office, who deemed it illegal and
actionable marketing technique". The
advertising company, however, took full
responsibility of campaign and X's online
popularity remained intact.
37. Scoring Scheme
• 10 questions , written round
• Differential scoring : Multiplier = 5n + 5
• n = No. of teams who don’t give the right
answer
• Example – If only 1 team gets the question
right , it scores 30 points (n=5) and if all teams
get the question right , 5 marks each (n = 0)
48. Exchange your sheets!
• 10 questions , written round
• Differential scoring : Multiplier = 5n + 5
• n = No. of teams who don’t give the right
answer
• Example – If only 1 team gets the question
right , it scores 30 points (n=5) and if all teams
get the question right , 5 marks each (n = 0)
53. Q3.
Used in a print ad of a famous brand, what is it?
54. A "formula" for Martini - 3.5 shots of Gin, half a
shot of Vermouth, 4 ice cubes stirred 3 times.
Parker ran an ad campaign with the pen writing
this formula.
83. 1. +30/-15
• X ,(25 November 1924 – November 17, 2007) was
the 18th Chief Justice of India. He was the son of
Gopal Swarup Pathak, a former vice-president of
India.
• X had studied law at Allahabad University. After
practising law at Allahabad, he became Judge at
Allahabad High Court in 1962 and later Chief
Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court in 1972.
He became Judge at Supreme Court of India in
1978 and its Chief Justice in 1986.
• ID X.
86. 2. +20/-10
• Y was born into the Rajput Sisodia Royal family of
Dungarpur, Rajasthan .. Y rose through the Indian civil
service becoming secretary to the president between
1966 and 1972. He earlier served as Regional
Commissioner of Eastern States, member of
Constituent Assembly of India, joint secretary in India's
Defense Ministry, Director-General of Transport and
special secretary in the Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting.
• Y also served as Chief Election Commissioner of India
serving from 1 October 1972 to 6 February 1973.
• Y was a recipient of the Padma Vibhushan from the
Government of India in 1973.
• ID Y
89. 3. +10/0
• Z was an Indian bureaucrat, jurist, diplomat and statesman
known for his key role in drafting the Constitution of India.
He was also India's representative to the United Nations
Security Council from 1950 to 1952. He was the brother of
former Governor of Reserve Bank of India ,Benegal Rama
Rau.
• Z helped draft the constitutions of Burma (Myanmar) in
1947 and India in 1950. As India’s representative on the
United Nations Security Council (1950–52), he was serving
as president of the council when it recommended armed
assistance to South Korea (June 1950).
• ID Z.
99. GOLF GLOSSARY
• ALBATROSS
• EAGLE
• BUNKER
• TEE
• DIMPLE
• CLUB
100. Q8. CONNECT!
• CHICAGO, US
• ULAN BATOR, MONGOLIA
• LONDON, UK
• MOSCOW, RUSSIA
• ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA
• JOHANNESBERG, SOUTH AFRICA
• MANILA, PHILLIPINES
110. 1.
DI Corporation is a company which supplies equipment
which semiconductor companies use to manufacture
computer chips.
According to Reuters, the company's market
capitalization had doubled in value after X
happened, surging to 113.5 $101.29 million in late
September, 2012. Its stock price has also doubled in
value since X has happened.
In October 2012, Bloomberg L.P. reported that the
"father-son connection" to the X has triggered an
almost 500 percent rally in shares of DI Corporation.
By the end of 2012, shares of DI Corporation have
surged eightfold since X has happened.
114. 2.
The popular opinion, largely drawn from Y's
autobiography is that X threw his gold medal into the
Ohio river after a Louisville restaurant refused to
serve him and a motorcycle gang threatened him. It
was also reinforced by the fact that Y would get
severely agitated when asked about X.
The true story got out years later when Y admitted
that the story was a cover up & he had forgotten
where had had kept his gold medal! Y was issued
with a replacement gold medal at half-time in the
USA v Yugoslavia basketball game at the Atlanta
Games in 1996.
Id X & Y
117. 3.
• "Partido del Siglo" or " Game of The
Century" was played on 17th June 1970
between Italy and West Germany. Italy
won 4–3 after five goals were scored in
extra time, the only FIFA World Cup game
in which this has happened. What was
the consequence of this game? How did
the next game mark a new era in
International football?
121. This game was the semifinals. The energy
expended in winning the hard-fought match
may have tired out the Italian players in the
subsequent final; the Azzurri were roundly
defeated by Brazil four goals to one. Brazil
thus became the first team to win three world
football championships and, according by the
rules set out by Jules Rimet they were
permanently assigned the Jules Rimet
Trophy, which from the 1974 world
championship was substituted by the FIFA
World Cup Trophy. And thus began the post
Jules Rimet era!
122. 4.
"Twisting, broad-hipped and high breasted nymphs
display their generously contoured and bejewelled
bodies on exquisitely worked exterior wall panels.
These fleshy apsaras run riot across the surface of
the stone, putting on make-up, washing their
hair, playing games, dancing, and endlessly knotting
and unknotting their girdles....Beside the heavenly
nymphs are serried ranks of griffins, guardian deities
and, most notoriously, extravagantly interlocked
maithunas, or lovemaking couples."
What is being described?
125. 5.
In an Interview to a film magazine dated 1989, X said "Amitabh
Bachchan is a super international gangster. He is after my life.
His goons kidnapped me and I was kept on an Island where
they performed a surgery on me and planted one
transmitter/chip/electronic bug right under my ear." During
the early 1990s, whenever press or journalists would go to
interview X, X would often ask them to eat X's food and drink
X's water, so that X is assured X's food or water is not
poisoned. Even before starting an interview, X would keep
dictaphone on, announcing the day, date, time and the name
of journalists and publication into the microphone and shall
record before the conversation began. X would later refer to
them as “agents of Amitabh Bachchan”.
Continued…..
126. Continued…..
One of X's neighbours said that when Bachchan film
was shown on cable television, X reacted
violently and had to be calmed. X even lodged
police complaints against 34 parties, including
Amitabh Bachchan and former US President Bill
Clinton accusing them of trying to kill X. The
allegations were dismissed due to lack of
evidence. X even filed an affidavit in the court
after the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts
case, claiming that she had evidence against
Sanjay Dutt.
129. 6. What do these group of words
constitute?
1. In West African Sidki: Friendly to thieves
2. Latin: To become visible
3. Greek: To bind closely
4. Latin: I break in pieces
5. Latin: I torture
6. Latin: I swerve
7. English: To fill in excess
8. Latin: Higher
9. Latin: I await a protector
10. Latin: Petty thief, English: Boil
Continued…..
130. Continued…..
11. Latin: To double
12. French: Slide
13. Latin: To unveil
14. Latin: A hindrance
15. Latin: To order
16. Latin: Impassable
17. English: To make a sound less distinct by
covering its source
18. Latin: Night
19. Latin: Forgetfulness
132. HARRY POTTER SPELLS
1. ALOHOMORA: In West African Sidki: Friendly to
thieves
2. APARAECIUM: Latin: To become visible
3. COLLOPORTUS: Greek: To bind closely
4. CONFRINGO: Latin: I break in pieces
5. CRUCIO: Latin: I torture
6. DISSENDIUM: Latin: I swerve
7. ENGORGIO: English: To fill in excess
8. EXCELSIOSEMPRA: Latin: Higher
9. EXPECTO PATRONOUM: Latin: I await a protector
10. FURNUNCULUS: Latin: Petty thief, English: Boil
133. 11. GEMINIO: Latin: To double
12. GLISSEO: French: Slide
13. HOMENUM REVELIO: Latin: To unveil
14. IMPEDIMENTA: Latin: A hindrance
15. IMPERIO: Latin: To order
16. IMPERVIOUS: Latin: Impassable
17. MUFFLIATO: English: To make a sound less
distinct by covering its source
18. NOX: Latin: Night
19. OBLIVIATE: Latin: Forgetfulness
134. 7.
“My name is X. I'm a Jewish American from
Encino, California, USA. I come from, uh, on
my father's side the family is Zionist. My
father's Jewish, my mother's Jewish, I'm
Jewish. My family follows Judaism. We've
made numerous family visits to Israel.”
What happens next?
137. 8.
Marc Seguin, engineer ;
Pierre Simon Laplace, mathematician and
astronomer;
Antoine Lavoisier,chemist ;
Joseph Louis Lagrange , mathematician ;
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, chemist ;
Augustin Louis Cauchy, mathematician ;
Charles Adolphe Wurtz, chemist
These are a few of the 72 French names to
have received a unique distinction. What is
this distinction?
140. 9.
The first official ___________ occurred between
Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke of the Los Angeles
Dodgers, a professional baseball team from Las
Angeles on Oct. 2, 1977 in Dodger Stadium.It was
a wild, triumphant moment and a good omen as
the Dodgers headed to the playoffs.
Burke, waiting on deck, thrust his hand
enthusiastically over his head to greet his friend
at the plate. Baker, not knowing what to
do, smacked it. "His hand was up in the air, and
he was arching way back, So I reached up and hit
his hand. It seemed like the thing to do!" says
Dusty Baker.
What?
143. 10.
Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano (1885–1913)
Francesco Salesio Della Volpe (1914–1916)
Pietro Gasparri (1916–1934)
Eugenio Pacelli (1935–1939)
Lorenzo Lauri (1939–1941)
Benedetto Aloisi Masella (1958–1970)
Jean-Marie Villot (1970–1979)
Paolo Bertoli (1979–1985)
Sebastiano Baggio (1985–1993)
Eduardo Martínez Somalo (1993–2007)
Tarcisio Bertone (since 4 April 2007)
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