The finale of the 9th edition of iQuest conducted by Interact Club on 6th February, 2021.

1. iQuest 9
FINALE
“Finale of the quizzers, by the quizzers, for the quizzers” - iShapat

2. Round 1 : Direct Round
• Total 6 Questions in this round.
• One question for each team.
• +30 for correct answer;
No negative marking for direct questions.
• In case the team fails to answer the direct, the next
team(s) in the sequence will get the opportunity to answer
the question for +10 points (No negative).
• -10 Points for answering any question without the
acknowledgement of the Quizmaster.
• The Quizmaster’s discretion shall be final.

4. Question 1
Identify the personality ?

6. Answer
Joe Biden

8. Question 2
Identify the given object and its manufacturer, introduced to
India in the year 1952 for the first time to serve a special purpose.

10. Answer
Ballot box
Godrej

12. Question 3
Identify the personality.

14. Answer
Shashi Tharoor

16. Question 4
Identify the Company with its old name and logo.
“Marafuku Company”

18. Answer
Gaming giant Nintendo’s name and logo before 1950s.

20. Question 5
X, a well known CEO of a company, is also a Bollywood producer
and actor. Since X has grown up in the media business, he has
acquaintances with film industry too. In the year 2003, he
produced a film 'Flavors' which was a romantic comedy movie
which speaks about Indian immigrants in America.
In this movie, NRI Radhakrishnan aka X marries his American
fiancée Jicky Schnee, who is a Scottish model and this was her
debut film. How the NRI Radhakrishnan tries to adapt to American
life is the basic plot. However, the film dealt with other NRI families
enacted by different actors. The film is produced by X and written
and directed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK. The film has been
screened at many international film festivals, and received huge
applause from critics.
ID X.

22. Answer
Anupam Mittal, founder Shaadi.com

24. Question 6
Put funda.

26. Answer
The process of making Feni

27. Round 2 : Connect Round
• Total 8 Questions in this round.
• All questions to be answered on the buzzer.
• The team to hit the buzzer first on a question, gets to
answer the question first.
The Quizmaster will acknowledge the team.
• Marking scheme -
+20, -10
• In case the first team answers incorrectly, the next fastest
team will get a chance to answer the question.
+10 for correct answer; -10 for incorrect answer.
• In case, no team presses the buzzer. The Quizmaster can
open a special Guess Round* for +5, 0.
• -10 Points for answering any question without the
acknowledgement of the Quizmaster.
• The Quizmaster’s discretion shall be final.

29. Question 1
Connect (non exhaustive)

31. Answer
Royal family members who also served as BCCI president

33. Question 2
Connect

35. Answer
Games developed by Activision
Blizzard

37. Question 3
Connect

39. Answer
These are the companies that powered the Apollo 11
mission moon landing technology.

41. Question 4
Connect (list is exhaustive)
● Ratanpur
● Vijaypur
● Kharound
● Maro
● Kautgarh
● Nawagarh
● Sondhi
● Aukhar
● Padarbhatta
● Semriya
● Champa
● Lafa
● Chhuri
● Kenda
● Matin
● Aparora
● Pendra
● Kurkuti-kandri
● Raipur
● Patan
● Simaga
● Singarpur
● Lavan
● Omera
● Durg
● Saradha
● Sirasa
● Menhadi
● Khallari
● Sirpur
● Figeswar
● Rajim
● Singhangarh
● Suvarmar
● Tenganagarh
● Akaltara

43. Answer
The 36 garhs or forts of Chhattisgarh

45. Question 5
Connect (non exhaustive list)
Clarendon
Gingham
Juno
Lark
Mayfair
Sierra
Valencia
Walden

47. Answer
Image filters popular on Instagram

49. Question 6
Connect
(non exhaustive)

51. Answer
Unilever

53. Question 7
Connect
(non exhaustive)

55. Answer
Volodymyr Zelenskyy

57. Question 8
Connect
(non exhaustive)
Puma sportswear
Hero
MRF tyres
Audi
Myntra
American Tourister
Vivo
Shyam Steel
Great Learning
Hyperice wellness

59. Answer
Brands endorsed by Virat Kohli

60. Round 3 : Buzzer Round
• Total 10 Questions in this round.
• All questions to be answered on the buzzer.
• The team to hit the buzzer first on a question, gets to
answer the question first.
The Quizmaster will acknowledge the team.
• You can choose your own marking scheme -
1. +20, -10
2. +40, -20
• In case the first team answers incorrectly, the next fastest
team will get a chance to answer the question.
+10 for correct answer; -10 for incorrect answer.
• In case, no team presses the buzzer. The Quizmaster can
open a special Guess Round* for +5, 0.
• -10 Points for answering any question without the
acknowledgement of the Quizmaster.
• The Quizmaster’s discretion shall be final.

62. Question 1
This is an advertisement of the inventions of an American inventor who went by the name Mr.
Willard. However he was the son of a very famous and prominent inventor X who paid Willard
$35k/week to change his last name since X was ashamed at his son’s ineptitude in business.
Identify X.

64. Answer
Thomas Alva Edison

66. Question 2
Mr K Ganga Setty of Balakrishna Flour Mills assumed X as fodder which required no
special import license and had imported it from Australia to feed racehorses while customs
officials at Madras saw X as grains so regardless of who was going to eat them grains required
a special license and put case on Mr Setty.
In 1962 the High Court had ruled in Mr Setty's favour but in 2012 the Supreme Court overruled
the verdict, writing firmly that "Without resorting to Samuel Johnson's famous definition of
'X' in his Dictionary, it is sufficient to point out that though it may serve as food for horses but at
same time can also be used as human food".
Id X.

68. Answer
Oats

70. What is his claim to fame?
Question 3

72. Answer
Born in Kashmir, Arif Khan was the only indian athlete at the Beijing Winter Olympics

74. Question 4
• This MGM film with highly fictionalized story takes place
in the Russian Empire during the last years of the reign
of Czar Nicholas II and the Czarina Alexandra. Reform-minded
Prince Paul is shown as being concerned about the plight of
the common people and knows a revolution is brewing.
• The film's inaccurate portrayal of Prince Felix and his wife
Princess Irina as "Prince Chegodieff" and "Princess
Natasha" landed MGM in hot waters. This incident thus triggered
a very essential standard in film making. Identify this standard
change that was brought about after this incident.

76. Answer
The “disclaimer” came as a result of litigation against the 1932 Metro-
Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) film Rasputin and the Empress.

78. Question 5
Group X was founded in response to the effects of the First World War which caused the death
of a generation of French mathematicians. It originally intended to prepare a new textbook in analysis.
Over time the project became much more ambitious, growing into a large series of textbooks published
under the X name, meant to treat modern pure mathematics.
Their series is known collectively as the “Éléments de mathématique” , the group's central work.
Topics treated in the series include set theory, abstract algebra, topology, analysis, Lie groups and Lie
algebras. Although former members openly discuss their past involvement with the group, it has custom
of keeping its current membership secret. ID X

80. Answer
X is Nicolas Bourbaki ,the group's namesake derives from the 19th century French
general Charles-Denis Bourbaki, who had a career of successful military campaigns
before suffering a dramatic loss in the Franco-Prussian War

82. Question 6
The Croats, also known as Cravats were 17th-century
light cavalry forces in Central Europe. The Croats were
initially irregular units loosely organized in bands.During
the wars of Louis XIV of 1689–1697, they used an attire with
their dress called "Steinkirk", named after the Battle of
Steenkerque in 1692.
These Steinkirks were modified and Transformed into X
in the early 18th century, but by that times it became
unpopular and was marked as sign of slavery. Id X.

84. Answer
The forerunner of the modern tailored
necktie and bow tie

86. Question 7
This incident came to the light during the first One-Day International between India and New
Zealand on 23rd January 2019 when the visitors were going about their business in their chase of
157-run total at the McLean Park in Napier.
The 'X', as we've come to know of, obscured the play because Shikhar Dhawan was unable to
judge the ball in those conditions after taking his guard in the 11th over against Lockie
Ferguson. And, as a result, the on-field umpires decided to halt play as the players made their
way into the dressing room.Id X.

88. Answer
Due to sun strike the game was stopped as the sun rays were falling directly
to the batsmen end difficult to anticipate the ball movement

90. Question 8
By many accounts, the Republic of X, one of the world's smallest countries, is also the
world's oldest country. The tiny country that is completely landlocked by Italy was founded
on September 3rd in the year 301 BCE. A monastery at the top of Mount Titano, likely the
center of the community, was constructed in sixth century BCE. However, the nation wasn't
recognized as independent until CE 1631 by the pope, who controlled much of central Italy
politically at the time.
X's continued independence was made possible by its isolated position amid fortresses in
high, mountainous terrain. X's constitution, written in the year 1600, is the world's oldest.
ID X.

92. Answer
San Marino

94. Question 9
What is illustrated in the adjoined
image?

96. Answer
The Ten Commandments of God
received by Moses

98. Question 10
Put Funda

100. Answer
Naki Sumo Crying Baby Festival in Japan believed to be
bring good health to children

102. Tie Breaker 1
In 1937, T.M.C.M. Chidambaram Chettiar, an Indian industrialist, founded the X Bank.
It opened branches in Myanmar, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Singapore within four-five
years of establishment. Following nationalization in India in 1969, the bank was forced
to look inward and open more rural branches. In 2000, it went public. Id X.

104. Answer
Indian Overseas Bank

106. Tie Breaker 2
The Michigan Department of Transportation awarded a project to Electreon, an electric vehicle
solutions firm that will construct a 1-mile one of a kind stretch of road open to the public (see
picture below).
What is so special about this road/project?

108. Answer
World’s first electronic vehicle charging road

110. Tie Breaker 3
While you and I saw something else, people in China received this
message on their screens. Put Funda.

112. Answer
The doctored ending of the movie Fight Club shown in China since it was more in like with the
Chinese Communist Party ideology.

114. Thank You.
Now, let’s see what the scorers have to say.