Mastermind is a quiz game being hosted with 5 rounds, 10 points per question, infinite bounce for entertaining guesses, and the reminder that sleep is for tortoises. The game will have questions moving in a clockwise direction for the first round and then anti-clockwise for the second round. A variety of topics are covered including geography, literature, movies and more.

1. MASTERMIND
For that Quizzy feeling
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4. And……Gaurav

5. Your friendly neighbourhood Fake CSE Player !!

6.  Five Rounds
 Ten Points for each question
 Infinite Bounce(As always)
 Entertaining guesses are entertained
 Sleep is for tortoises

7. ROUND 1
Clockwise

11.  1 We're not for sale
 3 We speak Banyumasan…
 5 We care deeply about the quality of our work
 6 We do not expect you to trust us
 7 We are not alone
 8 We are only collectors
 9 We're neither a dictatorship nor any other
political system
 10 We're in it for the long haul

12. They are small-bodied, thin men and women dancers
and theatre actors from around Cape Town. The head
as made of Perspex with three holes on top of the
head for breathing, no eyes or mouth, and the body is
a separate outfit created with foam and fibre to create
legs and arms. What is being described here?

13. “She will become the 5th Padma Award
recipient in our family. First, my father was
awarded the Padma Bhushan, then the Padma Shri
for me, followed again by the Padma Bhushan for
me some years later, my wife’s Padma Shri and
now this one. This must be a record for the
country. 5 Padma Awards in one family. God has
been very kind to us. The people of this land have
been very kind to us.”
Who is the speaker? Who was the recipient?

14. Certain research results indicate that listening to this
kind of music may induce a short-term improvement
on the performance of certain kinds of mental tasks.
This is called X effect.
A research was conducted with reasoning tests before
and after listening to the music. It was found
that, effectively, IQ scores were 8 to 9 points higher
after the participants had listened to the music than
before.
X?

15. This term in the English language was coined from the
fact that cheap novels / magazines were once printed
on low grade paper. These magazines are perhaps best
remembered for their lurid and exploitative stories.
The magazines often featured illustrated novel-length
stories of heroic characters such as the Shadow, Doc
Savage, and the Phantom Detective. Other notable
names include Buck Rogers, Conan the Barbarian,
Flash Gordon, and so on.
??

16. The khadi-duck is an unconventional type of weave
that meshes three threads into a weave as compared
to two weaves used in conventional weaving. This type
of weaving is extremely rare, and there are fewer than
a dozen weavers in India professing this skill. The
guidelines state that there should be exactly 150
threads per square centimeter, four threads per stitch,
and one square foot should weigh exactly 205 grams.
Identify

18. ROUND 2
Anti-Clockwise

19. X is the slowing of life processes by external means
without termination. Breathing, heartbeat, and other
involuntary functions may still occur, but they can only be
detected by artificial means. Extreme cold can be used to
precipitate the slowing of an individual's functions; use of
this process has led to the developing science of cryonics.
Outside of science fiction(Futurama, Star Wars, Smallville)
the technique has almost never been applied to humans
for more than a few hours. The case of Laina Beasley (see
pic) is an exception; she was kept in X as a two-celled
embryo for 13 years.

20. X originated in Arizona in 1980, where a seven year old
boy named Chris Greicius was hospitalized with
leukemia. The Arizona Department of Public Safety,
hospital workers and members of the community
teamed up and were able to grant his wish to become a
police officer for one day. Ample media coverage led to
the founding of a permanent charity organization, using
Greicius' case as a model.
Today more than 30 countries have chapters of X.
Supporters of X include Mariah Carey, Jeff Gordon, the
Orange County choppers, the WWE, ESPN and many
other celebrities and organizations
Id X.

21. This series began during 1991. The first one was DOS
for ________, written by Dan Gookin and published by
IDG Books.
The concept originated with Michael McCarthy,
who got the idea during a discussion with his uncle
who suggested a "just enough information" book "for
us _____".
The book became popular due to a lack of
beginner-friendly materials on using DOS. This was the
first of over 650 books in the series. Which series?

22.  Potato Chips
 Viagra
 LSD
 Penicillin
 Vulcanized rubber
 Corn flakes
 Chocolate chip cookies
 Artificial Sweeteners
 Brandy
 Rayon

24. “Katrathu Kai Mann
Alavu, Kallathathu
Ulagalavu“ translated
as "What you have
learned is a mere
handful; What you
haven't learned is the
size of the world’’. --
Avvaiyar
Tipu Sultan

25. 1. No one can present himself directly to another of our
friends. There must be a third person to do it.
2. Never look at the wives of friends.
3. Never be seen with cops.
4. Don't go to pubs and clubs.
5. Always being available for X is a duty - even if your
wife's about to give birth.
6. Appointments must absolutely be respected.
7. Wives must be treated with respect.
8. When asked for any information, the answer must be
the truth.
9. Money cannot be appropriated if it belongs to others
or to other families.
10. People who can't be part of X: anyone who has a
close relative in the police, anyone with a two-timing
relative in the family, anyone who behaves badly and
doesn't hold to moral values.

26.  Royal Oak
 One Tree Hill
 Phoenix
 Deer Park
 Bon Echo
 Gran Paradiso
 Shiretoko

27. ROUND 3

28. In Medieval times, in Europe, 1/3 of the taxes went to
the king, 1/3 went to the Nobility and 1/3 went to the
common man. Funda behind what?

31. Difficulties involved in
shooting down this game bird
X gave rise to the word Y .
X,Y?

32. The original version goes back to the Bronze Age. It
was Walter Hunt who reinvented it in New York. He
created its basic appearance in a little under 3 hours.
Because he needed to pay off a $15 debt, he sold his
patent rights for a lot less than the millions they were
worth. What did he invent?

33. Sitter. The Australian broadcasting corporation which
is the national broadcaster has the same post-box
number (9994) in every state. Why, Funda?

34. X facts are satirical factoids about martial artist and actor
X that have become an Internet phenomenon.
Some Examples:
 When X does pushups, he doesn't lift himself up. He
pushes the world down.
 X ‘s tears cure cancer. Too bad he never cries. Ever.
 X can divide by zero.
 X can slam a revolving door
 X counted to infinity – twice
 If you have five dollars and X has five dollars, then X has
more money than you

35. When a popular or big website links to a smaller site, it
causes a huge surge in traffic which overloads the smaller site
thus slowing it down or even causing it to close temporarily.
This effect is known as the X Effect or Xing, stemming from
the huge amounts of web traffic that results from X linking to
websites. What is X?

36. The X is the unofficial nickname given to a
mysterious figure who pays an annual
tribute to American author Y by visiting
the author's original grave marker on his
birthday, January 19. The individual
proceeds to Y's grave, where he or she
raises a cognac toast. Before departing,
the X leaves three red roses and a half-
bottle of cognac on the grave.

38. X’s husband had a factory
making cars but they were not
selling well, because at that time,
people were new to cars and did
not have much faith in them. On
6th August 1888, X took one
of her husband's cars without
telling him and became the first
person in the world to drive an
automobile over a long distance,
which brought it world-wide
attention. The car then started
selling very well.
Who?

39. This temple has a famous
Ratha Yatra. In the past
people had been crushed
and others injured as the
massive multi‐ton chariot
went out of control.
This led the Britons of the
time to contrive a word to
refer to examples of
unstoppable, crushing
forces. What’s the good
word?

40. The story goes back to the time when leading textile
businessman L.R. Gupta of Karnal, in Haryana, joined
the freedom struggle, inspired by Gandhiji’s call to
work among the ‘untouchables’. When his business
wilted, he told his sons ,to start a new business "that
will help the weaker sections of society" Inspiration
came from ‘Thomas Bata’ who had a shoe outlet near
Gupta’s textile store. The senior Gupta saw tremendous
potential in the shoe business since it had brought a
foreigner to India. And what’s more, it involved the
poorest of the poor! What was started?

41. X was conducting a quiz for school children
in Delhi when he found that the kids knew more about
greek mythology than Indian mythology. This peeved
him a lot and he decided to do something about it.
What resulted ?

42. This company was formed by the merger of two
companies Shibaura Seisakusho (Shibaura Engineering
Works) and Tokyo Denki (Tokyo Electric) in 1939. It was
originally named Tokyo Shibaura Denki. The present
name originated as a nick name but it was only in 1978
that the company was officially renamed.
Name the company.

43. • Richard Chee Quee (lead vocals)
• X (bass guitar/vocals)
• Y (guitar/vocals)
• Brad McNamara (guitar/vocals)
• Gavin Robertson (drums/vocals)
X,Y ?

44. The original idea behind this website (previously
XY.com), now known as X.com, was to allow users to
get answers to questions posed in everyday, natural
language. It supports a variety of user queries in plain
English as well as traditional keyword searching. Y is
the name of a famous fictional character. X and Y?

47. UTPT 2009

50. The rat was given the task of inviting the animals to
report to the Jade Emperor for a banquet which was to
be held for a certain reason. The cat was a good friend
of the rat, but the rat tricked him into believing that the
banquet was the next day. The cat slept through the
banquet, thinking that it was the next day. When he
found out, the cat vowed to be the rat's natural enemy
for ages to come. What was the other effect of the
banquet ?

51. ROUND 4

52. "X" is a F-1 driver who races for the country "Y"
although he competed for Finland earlier in his career.
X’s father is also an F-1 driver and a world champion in
1982. X,Y?

53. A 17th century poem by the Afghan poet Saib-e-Tabrezi,
written in praise of Kabul:
“Every street of Kabul is enthralling to the eye,
Through the bazaars, caravans of Egypt pass
One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs,
And ___ ___ ___ ___ that hide behind her walls”
Which 2007 novel gets its name from the
blanked out words?

54. Sitter. X is naturally right-handed, but became
a left-handed batsman at a young age so that
he could use his brother's equipment. Who?

55. His highly successful 1988 autobiography was
published by Doubleday in secret because of the
massive public interest in his life. Relatives of the
company’s employees were hired as couriers, to
deliver portions of the book from the company’s
head office to the printing plant in Pennsylvania
and manuscripts were kept under lock and key.
The book was referred to using the code name
‘Neil Armstrong’. Whose autobiography?

56. "When I was driving back from Jaipur there
was a truck in front of our car. At the back of
the truck were the words, ________. I
absolutely loved the phrase and it went well
with the theme. I rang Vipul Amrutlal Shah
Immediately and told him that I'd found him a
brilliant title! "
Fill in ,Which Film?

57. Sitter. In which famous video game developed by
Namco would you find these characters :
Blinky - Shadow
Pinky- Speedy
Inky - Bashful
Clyde - Pokey

58. The following is a list as chosen by Richard Schickel and
Richard Corliss of TIME magazine.
1. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers at RKO Pictures (1930s), by
Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter and the Gershwins
2. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), by Erich Wolfgang
Korngold
3. Citizen Kane (1941), by Bernard Herrmann
4. Laura (1944), by David Raksin
5. On the Waterfront (1954), by Leonard Bernstein
6. The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), by Elmer Bernstein
7. Jules et Jim (1962), by Georges Delerue
8. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), by Ennio Morricone
9. X (1992), by Y
10.South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999), by Marc
Shaiman

59. Akira Kurosawa grew up with learning difficulties and
was mentored by a teacher to win the high jump; he
later realized his artistic talents and became one of the
most revered directors of all time. This incident
inspired a short story called “High Jump”.
Amole Gupte wrote a story based on this incident. 7
years later , this evolved into a movie. Name the
movie.

61. On 23rd July 2009, prominent British betting firm
Ladbrokes was offering odds of 100 to 1 on either of
them winning the Wimbledon and odds of 25 to 1 on
either of them winning any of the 4 Grand Slams.

64. Identify
“The Wizard and the Hopping Pot”
“The Fountain of Fair Fortune”
“The Warlock's Hairy Heart”
“Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump”
“___ ____ __ ______ __ _____”
Five stories, from which book?

66. X is a fictional character created by Carter Bays and
Craig Thomas for this popular sitcom. The last name of
X is a reference to one of the main female charaters of
Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, Ekaterina Alexandrovna
_________. X is shown to enjoy cigars, hockey, scotch
and guns. X?

70.  Attack of the Co-ed Cannibals
 Cannibal Stewardess Vixens
 Unchained Killer Prom Queen
 The Cuisine art Murder of Central High
 Vampire Sorority Babes
 Venusian Vampire Vixens

71. _____ ___ ____ ______ ___ by Maurice Sendak is a
children's picture book, first published 1963. The book
is about the imaginary adventures of a young boy
named Max, who is punished for "making mischief" by
being sent to his room without supper. Max wears a
distinctive wolf suit during his adventures and
encounters various mythical creatures, who make him
their king.
The book is regarded as one of the greatest children’s
books, and has inspired a series of US postage
stamps, a Metallica song, and an animated film.
Which book?

75. In his young days X and his siblings were sent different
chocolate bars in plain wrapping by Y . All that the
kids had to do was to write back to Y which they felt
was the best flavor and why. X said that he often
dreamt of working in Y where people were bent over
in white coats in great laboratories trying and testing
new chocolates. It is claimed that this was his
inspiration for Z.
X, Y, Z?

76. X is the only person to have won both the Nobel Prize
for literature and an Oscar for Best Writing. He would
have refused both the awards had it not been for his
wife who compelled him to accept it because she
considered it to be a tribute to her motherland. But he
still declined the monetary award requesting it to be
used for translating Swedish books into English.
Identify X.

77.  Shockwave  Scorponok
 Ironhide  Bonecrusher
 Ratchet  Jazz
 Prowl  Bluestreak
 Grimlock  Soundwave
 Fortress Maximus  Smokescreen
 Ultra Magnus  Inferno
 Frenzy  Elita One
 Blackout
 Barricade
 Brawl

78. "Then this morning I went to the bookstore and
bought “Z". I'm sure the large part of me is Holden
Caulfield, who is the main person in the book. The
small part of me must be the Devil."
This is the first part of the statement made by X at
1 a.m., Dec. 9, 1980 after the murder of Y.
X,Y,Z.

79.  Republic Boulevard
 Raffles Boulevard
 Nicoll Highway
 Stamford Road
 St. Andrews Road
 Anderson Bridge
 Esplanade Drive
 Raffles Avenue

80. Y is a live-action movie,. Due to title conflicts with an
earlier movie X ,the title was renamed as Y. The film, is
directed by Manoj Night Shyamalan. It is also Dev
Patel’s second film, after his debut in Slumdog
Millionaire.
Id X,Y

81.  Anti-Nightmare Machine
 Artificial Rock
 Bat-Man's Outfit
 Building Disintegrators & Dyers
 Disintegrating Pistol
 Do-It-Yourself Tornado Kit
 Earthquake Pills
 Instant Feathers
 Instant Iron Carrot
 Instant Bird Seed
 Iron Pellets
 Jet Propelled Pogo Stick
 Junior Explosive Kit
 Nitroglycerin Oil
 Triple Strength Battleship Steel Armour Plate
 Railroad Track

82. What term in serial fiction, derived from
computer science, means a discarding of much
or even all previous continuity and storyline in
The series, to start a new, recent examples
being Batman Begins and Casino Royale?

83. (X) is the first (Y) feature film that doesn’t incorporate
the word (Y)
The false title given to the film during production, (Z)’s
First Kiss was named after (A)’s son, (Z ) to thwart
onlookers and trespassers.
(A) picked (B) after seeing his performance in the
movie (C) by Jason Reitman of Juno fame.

84. ROUND 5

107. 50

108. 40

109. 30

110. 20

111. 10

113.  Mad Max- Aravinda De Silva
 Aaloo-Inzamam Ul Haq
 Nissan Sunny- Sunil Gavaskar
 Tiger-Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
 Sherry- Navjot Singh Sidhu
 Oswald- Brett Lee
 Hulk-Mathew Hayden
 Junior-Mark Waugh
 Pigeon-Glenn Mcgrath
 Zulu-Lance Klusener
 Kalahari-Jacques Kallis
 Black Mamba-Jonty Rhodes
 The Wall-Rahul Dravid
 Jumbo-Anil Kumble

115. 80

116. 70

117. 60

118. 50

119. 40

120. 30

121. 20

122. 10

124.  Meenakshi Seshadri  Arun Lal
 Leslie Claudius  Mrinal Sen
 Mario Miranda  Mithun Chakraborty
 Tanuja  Om Puri
 Suchitra Mitra  Shabana Azmi
 Narendra Hirwani  M Balamuralikrishna
 Sharmila Tagore  Prakash Padukone
 Jeetendra  Lata Mangeshkar
 PK Banerjee  Kamal Hasan
 Sunil Gangopahyay  Revathi
 Ramanathan Krishnan  Syed Kirmani
 Pratap Pothen  Amitabh Bachchan
 K.R.Vijaya  Bhimsen Joshi
 Mallika Sarabhai  Hema Malini
 Waheeda Rehman  S Venkataraghavan