2. People whose works have been plagiarized
and paraded as my own
• Keshav “Ungil” Athreya
• Omkar <Insert one of his million names> Kamalapur
• Vidyuth “I am the America Maaplai” Anand
• Aditya “Sticky” Sriram
4. Current Affairs
Source: The Hindu – 26th October 2012
This unique ‘Missing’ poster was found pasted all over Tiruchengode on 25th
October which have become highly popular among the locals. A small
description of the poster:
Name: _______________
Father’s name: Benjamin Franklin
Age: More than 200 years
“Dear __________,
We are suffering after you went missing many days ago. When will you
return? – We are waiting in tears.”
The posters which were distributed by Youth Federation of India is planning to
put more such posters in more prominent places to spread the message.
5. “Person missing” posters for Electricity.
Let’s hope that there is power inside PSG IM
while I run through this quiz
6. What connects these films?
• Tabarana Kathe - Kannada (1987)
• Sindhu Bhairavi – Tamil (1986)
• Moondram Pirai – Tamil (1983)
• Nayagan – Tamil (1986)
• Indian – Tamil (1997)
7. Movies where a member of the Haasan family
won the National Award for acting
• Tabarana Kathe - Kannada (1987) - Charu
Hassan
• Sindhu Bhairavi – Tamil (1986) - Suhasini
• Moondram Pirai – Tamil (1983) - Kamal
• Nayagan – Tamil (1986) - Kamal
• Indian – Tamil (1997) - Kamal
8. From the back cover of Donald McRae’s ‘Every second
counts’:
“It was a race pursued by four very different men on two
different continents, and after eight years of daringly,
crazily innovative research it came down to a breathless
attempt to find the right donor and the right recipient at
the right time. A few feverish days, hours and even
minutes in late 1967 revealed the winner, and sparked a
media frenzy that made him a household name around
the world.”
Who’s the man in question and what is his achievement?
9.
10. Kvlt question
Ranganathan said two people approached him saying the
Baba Trading Company on Poonamalle High road, run by
_________, was providing loans at low interest. Ranganathan
sought Rs 20 crore to expand his business and was asked to
pay Rs 50 lakh as 'commission' and other expenses. Even after
he paid up, ___________ kept demanding more money but
didn't disburse the promised loan, Ranganathan said.
G U Balasubramanian, a businessman and proprietor of UBS
International was in need of Rs 10 crore to expand his
business. Balasubramanian was asked to pay 5 per cent of the
total loan amount as service charge and 1.5 per cent towards
other expenses by ____________. The money was taken, but
the promised sum of 10 crores was never given to
Balasubramanian
Events leading to what?
14. This one is for all you foodies…
The earliest story dates to 1683, during the Ottoman
Turks siege of Vienna. Legend has it that a baker working
late at night heard the Turks tunneling under the walls of
the city and alerted the military. The military collapsed
the tunnel in on the Turks and eliminated the threat,
saving the city.
The baker baked a crescent shaped pastry in the shape of
the Turk’s Islamic emblem, the crescent moon, so that
when his fellow Austrians bit into the dish, they would be
symbolically devouring the Turks.
What dish?
16. Legends say that this feature was actually present on her
and that it was covered up early in her career as she
thought it to be unattractive.
She became highly skilled in applying makeup since she
had to apply makeup above her lips to make it look fuller
since her upper lip was slightly shorter.
When looked at a broad range of photographs, the
feature is seen in different places in different
photographs.
Today, the “__________ Piercing” is a popular style
where the piercing is done above the lip, on the left side
of the face.
Identify the person in question and the feature. (No part
points)
18. Symptoms of what “Disease” and what is the cure
for the same?
• Forgetting one’s own position either at work or in
society
• Backtracking
• Sidestepping
• Denying publicly made statements
The cure promises a coverage of any pre-existing
conditions.
19.
20. Etymology time
This was the term used to refer to reaction of soldiers in
World War I to the trauma of battle. It has been described
as a reaction to the intensity of the bombardment and
fighting that produced a helplessness appearing variously
as panic, or flight, an inability to reason, sleep, walk or
talk.
"Simply put, after even the most obedient soldier had
enough bombs rain down on him, without any means of
fighting back, he often lost all self control."
Identify this two word term which is now used in every
day language.
22. When he was a child, _____X______ fell into the
_____Y_____ river during a boat ride with his family.
While he was fighting for his life, a mysterious lady
came out of nowhere, saved his life and swam back
to the shore never to be seen again .
Everyone thought that it was Y who had saved the
child and from then on he was affectionately called
by the sobriquet ___________ __________
24. The clip played is the trailer for Muse's latest album
2nd Law. The drummer Don Howard says in an
interview that the band went to see a show by X in
October last year.
"We went, 'F--k, it's so heavy,' loved it. It was like a
full metal gig, they had circles of death, people
were moshing, I hadn't seen a reaction like that to
this genre of music before."
Their album 2nd Law has a lot of influence from X's
style of music.
Identify the artist and genre of music.
26. In the Thomas Crown affair, Pierce Brosnan tries to steal
paintings from an art museum where the security is
reinforced by using Thermal Imaging cameras. Brosnan
then places a suitcase under a bench which contains a
heating apparatus which increases the room’s
temperature to 90 degree Fahrenheit. This high
temperature causes the cameras to malfunction allowing
Brosnan to steal the paintings.
The idea for this scene came to director John McTiernan
while filming another movie (X). While shooting the film
(Where thermal imaging cameras were used and
locations where temperatures reached the high 90s),
McTiernan noticed this phenomenon and eventually used
it in the Thomas Crown Affair.
Identify X
27. Predator
Thermal imaging cameras were used to film the
scenes having the POV of the Predator
The entire film was shot in the jungle where
temperatures soared during the day
28. Trappist beer is a type of beer which is brewed only in 6
locations – Six in Belgium and One in the Netherlands. A few
criteria for brewing this beer is as follows:
• The beer must be brewed with the walls of a
____________
• The brewery must be of secondary importance within the
___________ and it should witness proper business
practice
• The brewer is not intended to be a profit making venture.
The money should be used to run the ___________ and
whatever remains should be given to charity
What is unique about this beer?
30. A was founded October 5, 1947, by Elia Kazan, Cheryl
Crawford, Robert Lewis and Anna Sokolow. Lee
Strasberg joined later and took the helm in 1951 until his
death on February 17, 1982. It is currently run by Al
Pacino and Ellen Burstyn.
Best known for its work refining and teaching method
acting. This approach was originally developed by
the Group Theatre in the 1930s based on the innovations
of B. Actors work together to develop their skills in a
private environment where they can take risks as
performers without the pressure of commercial roles.
(A) and (B) please.
32. When Josefin Sockertopp, 23, and Sonnie
Gustavsson, 29, travelled from Sweden to
London to exchange their vows, there was a
mad media frenzy surrounding the ceremony.
What these two did was the first of its kind in
the UK. What was unique about the wedding?
34. There are actually more than 2600 websites which make
the list. Listed below are the most notable ones.
• Google
• Facebook
• Picasa
• YouTube
• Yahoo
• Twitter
• Blogspot
• Wordpress
• IMDB
What is this list and what was the latest addition?
35. These are websites which are banned in China
The latest prominent site added to this list is The
New York Times after it published a report on
the wealth of Wen Jiabao’s family
37. Identify the band (For 7 points).
This band had 3 guitarists in the top 5 of the
Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of Top 100
guitarists. Name 2/3 for 1 point. Name 3/3 for 3
points.
39. Sir Manfield Smith was the first director of UK's Secret
Intelligence Service, the MI6. In this role he was
particularly successful in building a post-imperial
intelligence service. During the course of his career, he
got his nickname after his habit of initialing all papers in a
peculiar way. He is a very popular man and his life has
been discussed in the popular series QI.
The question. Another famous personality (X) used Sir
Mansfield and his unique nickname in his works by
creating the character (Y).
40. Sir Mansfield use to sign by just putting a big M
Ian Fleming pays tribute to Mansfield by naming
the head of the MI6 in the James Bond universe
‘M’
41. Community FTW
An episode of community where a 1989 movie is
being referenced. Id the film (5 points)
What is the very apt name given to the
professor? The name is a key motif in the
original film. (5 points. Will give full points for
just the Surname)
42. Dead Poet’s Society
Prof. Eustice Whitman. Walt Whitman’s “O
Captain! My Captain” and other references to
his works are found throughout the flim.
43. Easy pickings
Whose quote?
I'm heading home.
The whole world is watching me now.
And I wish they could see what I can see.
Sometimes you have to be really high, to see
how small you really are.
I'm going home now.
45. This author got addicted to video games, primarily Super Mario
Brothers thanks to his son. He would play the game for hours together
and completed the game multiple times. So much did video games
inspire him, that his future works seem to have a lot of plots and
elements that work on “Video game” logic.
In one book (X), one of the protagonists’ tasks is to rescue the talkative
and tuneless princess Batcheat from Khattan-Shud, the Emperor of
silence. There is also a moustached water genie, Iff, who uses a
plumber’s wrench to turn on/off the faucet through which the Stream
of Stories flow
In another book (Y), the protagonist has 999 lives to pass through
several levels of increasing difficulty to reach his final destination. Each
level is given a suitable “Video gaming title”. Each time the protagonist
dies, it is represented by the term “BLLLAAARRRTT”
ID the author for 5 points. And the two books for 2.5 points each.
46. Salman Rushdie
X – Haroun and the Sea of Stories
Y – Luka and the Fire of Life
47. Characters from which universe? Specific answer is
required.
• Hans Olo
• Jean-Luc Skywalker
• Alpaca
• Princess Peach
• Garth Vader
• Emperor Pepitone
• General Gracious
48.
49. “Der Fuhrer’s Face” is an American propaganda
cartoon produced by Walt Disney. The cartoon,
which features Donald Duck in a nightmare
setting working at a factory in Nazi Germany,
was made in an effort to sell war bonds.
The cartoon is ranked #22 in the Greatest
cartoons of all time. The said dream sequence
was inspired by X’s film Y.
ID X and Y.
51. Erythema ab igne is a skin condition caused by long-
term exposure to heat (infrared radiation).
Overexposure to heat causes a mild red rash that
might be described as "blotchy". Prolonged and
repeated exposure causes a marked redness and
colouring of the skin. Some people may complain of
mild itchiness and a burning sensation, but often,
unless a change in pigmentation is seen, it can go
unnoticed.
Recently, this is condition has been named as
“_______________ Thigh” after a steep increase in
the number of people suffering from this due to
usage of ________________
53. Vaasanthi, the former editor of India Today
Tamil, wrote a history of politics in Tamil Nadu
since the 1940s that she subtitled ‘The World of
Tamil Politics’
The alliterative title of the book derives from
three things (Three words) that according to her
determine Tamil Nadu politics
Give me the title of her book (2/3 words for full
points).
54.
55. Woody Allen’s love for the arts is seen throughout
most of his movies:
• The discussion about Rodin’s Thinker in “Midnight
in Paris”
• The discussion about paintings inside the
Guggenheim museum in “Manhattan”
In the movie Match Point, Woody Allen decided to
show the creation of a new artist. The artist hails
from Bristol and his style of art is completely
different from the ones shown in Allen’s previous
movies.
ID the artist. (Picture in the next slide)
59. The logo on the left is the Buddh International
Circuit in Noida
The coat of arms on the right belongs to the Italian
navy
The Ferrari team is sporting the Navy coat of arms
for the Indian GP in support of freeing the Italian
sailors who have been imprisoned for the murder of
2 fisherman
60. A new method to market movies is by actors
making cameos in the soaps and portraying
characters from their upcoming film, thereby
creating a buzz around the film.
In this episode of CID, Rani Mukherjee plays a
character from which one of her films?
61. No one killed Jessica in which Rani Mukherjee
plays the role of a journalist investigating the
murder of Jessica Lal
62. In the food industry chickens and shrimps are fed
antibiotics so as to fatten them and make them
larger quickly. A while back the Indian Government
passed a rule whereby such animals which are fed
antibiotics can only enter into the human food
chain after a particular number of days.
For milk and eggs it was 7 days, for meat from
poultry and mammals it was 28 days and for fish it
was 500 degree days.
For what reason did the Indian Government pass
this rule of having a time limit before allowing the
meat to enter the food chain?
63. This is to prevent humans from becoming
resistant to antibiotics.
The residue of the antibiotics tends to remain in
the animals which is consumed by humans and
thus making us resistant to it. This time limit
ensures that the residues are not present in the
animals before entering the human food chain.
64. Many banks in post-Renaissance Europe issued
small, porcelain "borrower's tiles" to their
creditworthy customers. Like credit cards, these
tiles were imprinted with the owner's name, his
credit limit, and the name of the bank. Each time
the customer wanted to borrow money, he had to
present the tile to the bank teller, who would
compare the imprinted credit limit with how much
the customer had already borrowed.
If the borrower were past the limit, the teller do
something to the tile. This action is now used in
everyday usage to describe the same scenario.
65. The tiles were broken and from this the term
“Broke” came into existence
66. “When ________ and I turned up for the first day of shooting, he looked like a devotee and
I looked like a shopkeeper, owning a stall outside a temple. We had an innocent look on our
faces, with our hair neatly combed and sacred ash on our forehead. The director was
stunned. It was then that he chided us. He said, 'You guys are playing thieves in this film. I
don't need you to look this innocent. I need you to get your body language right.'
"So, both of us set out to look for thieves to learn their body language. We roamed for a
couple of days before I finally found a guy called X Y . I roamed around with him for a few
days to observe his actions and then returned to the sets to begin work on the project. We
chose to retain his name for the character in the film.
"A few months later, I had the cops knocking on my door in connection with an
investigation. They told my dad that I was into stealing mobiles. Apparently, Mr X Y , who,
after having stolen a sovereign of gold and a few mobiles, had been caught by the cops. And
at the station, during interrogation, he had named me as one of his friends."
"I had a tough time convincing my dad that I was not into stealing mobiles, thanks to Mr X Y.
I don't know if he is in prison or outside, but I wish to dedicate this award to him.“
Who is the actor explaining the story and which character is he talking about (X Y)
68. The name was originally an acronym of the Dutch
phrase “Door Eendrachtig Samenwerken Profiteren
Allen Regelmatig” which means “Through united
co-operation everyone regularly profits". The
acronym was then shortened to its current format.
The name is Dutch for "The spruce", hence the logo
of the spruce. The word means “To save money" in
some Germanic and Scandinavian languages.
Which organization?
69.
70. 'Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana' starring Huma
Qureshi and Kunal Kapoor is a film produced by
Anurag Kashyap and Ronnie Screwvala which is
slated to release by November.
Kashyap has come up with a unique way of
marketing the film. This marketing technique can be
used effectively only in one particular state in India.
What is the marketing ploy?
71. Kashyap would be marketing the film through
the Dabbahwaalahs.
The dabbahs are to be tagged with the film’s
sticker and also on the Dabbahwaalah’s uniform.
