Finals

1. FINALS

2. Round 1 : Femme Fatale
Round 2 : Shortlisted
Round 3 : Mixed Bag Clockwise- 24 questions
Round 4 : Photo Memory
Round 5 : LVC
Round 6 : Mixed Bag Anti-clockwise- 24 questions

3. A MINIMALISTIC APPROACH

4.  6 posters
 5 points each
 Full House ensures another 10 points

9. WRITTEN

11. The list includes 11 persons in total.
3 points per person.
7 bonus for a full house

14.  Mark Philippoussis
 Marat Safin
 Andy Roddick
 Lleyton Hewitt
 Andre Agassi
 Marcos Bhagdatis
 Rafael Nadal
 Fernando Gonzalez
 Novak Djokovic
 Andy Murray
 Robin Soderling

16. CLOCKWISE (24 QUESTIONS)

17.  INFINITE POUNCE WITH BOUNCE
 +10/-10 ON POUNCE
 +10 ON BOUNCE
 WRITE DOWN YOUR ANSWERS IN A LEGIBLE HAND OR ELSE BE
PREPARED TO GET A NEGATIVE.
 UNCIVILISED POUNCING IS INJURIOUS TO SCRECARD.

18.  This fascinating memoir, penned by his daughter Rakita Nanda and told in X’s
words, reveals the story behind the man people loved to hate. Read about his
memorable journey from his time as a young boy who used to wait outside the
Clark's Hotel in Shimla to catch a glimpse of the film stars who stayed there, to
being mobbed by fans at the same hotel many years later. The man was once
reviled by the public for his lecherous onscreen avatar, but was known within the
film industry for his couplets which Dharmendra christened X Awargi.
 What is the name of the memoir? ( A 6 word answer is needed)

21.  How can you connect the crest of the club below with a 1834 book on fairy tales by
Alexander Pushkin, which was inspired from sections of “Tales of Alhambra” by
Washington Irving ?

24.  This natural disaster on April 7th,
1906 was a principal reason for a
colossal loss incurred by Italy as it
had to divert its funds for the
rehabilitation of Naples and its
people. What loss did Italy suffer?

30.  This legend was described by C. B.
Fry as “Atlas” for the sheer burden
that he had to bear for his team
while batting at one-down. He is till
date the only test cricketer to be born
in the country X. His father was
working at the construction site in
1909 when he was born. Later they
immigrated to Jamaica. Who is this
legend and which country?

37.  It was named by Portuguese navigators, who called it Cabo das X—Portuguese for
“X of Needles"—after noticing that around the year 1500 the direction of magnetic
north (and therefore the compass needle) coincided with true north in the region.
 To its south X current flows south along the east coast of Africa retroflects back
into the Indian Ocean.
 It has often been overshadowed by another similar place as a common
misconception prevails. What is X and also, what misconception? (Picture in next
slide)

41.  “Lo! I have flung to the East and the West
Priceless treasures torn from my breast,
And yielded the sons of my stricken womb
To the drum-beats of the duty, the sabres of doom.
Gathered like pearls in their alien graves
Silent they sleep by the Persian waves,
Scattered like shells on Egyptian sands,
They lie with pale brows and brave, broken hands,
they are strewn like blossoms mown down by chance
On the blood-brown meadows of Flanders and France”

42.  This is an excerpt from a poem “The gift of India”(1915) which has been used as
the opening lines of a recently published historical novel on the participation of
Indian soldiers in the first World War.
 What book and who is the poet?

45.  Originally named Vado after its Italian owner, and later Pliva, post-independence it
was bought by a Patna-based family and managed by an Armenian. In 1959 the late A
T Edwards, a local, working there since 1945, was offered the role of manager. His
family later bought the property. It was an uphill task, but Edwards didn’t give up. He
changed the name to X , but kept its essence intact (the family still has a list of the
first day’s sale, totalling Rs 396). X still has the original fireplace, French windows
and carved columns. Added attractions were evening dances with live bands and a few
drunken brawls.
 What is X, which till date looks and tastes old-world with specialities like sizzlers,
meat pies, cinnamon buns and apple pie ?

48.  X is a book which was first published on a weekly basis in a Sunday supplement
with “Songbad Protidin”. It deals with several controversial topics like gender
equality, rights of transgender population, social bias and prejudices etc. and
delves deep into art, architecture, history, mythology and anthropology in a lucid
manner. The author received the Ananda Purashakar for this monumental effort
in 2015. Sadly, the editor of the supplement who had approved of this
controversial story to come out of the closet in 2012 could not live to see this day.
 What book, who is the author and the unfortunate yet farsighted editor?

54.  This is a daily congregation of hungry
souls in front of No.3 Esplanade East.
What is the name of this food street
which claims (and very truly so) to feed
more than thousand office-babus daily at
the cheapest of rates. Also, how can you
connect this place to a very essential
“first” in January,1780??

57.  In its earliest form the eight points denoted the eight obligations or aspirations.
With time, the eight points also came to represent the eight “langues” (“tongues”,
of the noblemen who were admitted to the famed order).Now, it represents eight
beautitudes (or ‘blessings’).
 Babesia microti, a parasite causing an infection similar to Malaria has a
pathognomonic appearance within the human RBCs when visualised under a
microscope which has been compared to the above entity. (Picture in next slide)
 What?

69.  A 1939 best seller was marred with controversy regarding its content. In 1944, it
was also the subject of a fairly well-known essay by George Orwell, “Raffles and
X”.In 1962 the novel was extensively rewritten and rearranged by the author
because he thought the world of 1939 was too distant for a new generation of
readers. This means that readers of the Orwell essay will not understand many of
Orwell's quotations and references because they came from the earlier edition.
 Which novella and the author?

72.  To the right is Ameer Bee,
born in Junagarh in the early
part of 20th century, she
excelled in Badminton and
carrom. Her scalps are shadily
visible in the picture. However,
history remembers her for her
unique family ties related to
an unparalleled occurrence in
a completely different sport.
What ?

75.  Dr. S. N. Pandey, an industrious medical student (much unlike the quizmaster),
started writing a particular series for some amount of economic stability. In later
years, he penned “Gupta Jouna Rog" (secret sexual diseases) and also was
hypothesised to be the original Sri Vrigu, the famed palmist residing at the
outskirts of Kolkata.
 What was the phenomena created by Dr. Pandey in his youth and who was the
protagonist in most of his “major” works ?

81.  Celestis is an United States based business enterprise which specialises in a
particular service and has gained popularity in recent past due to the traditional
funeral expenses going through the roof in the U.S. What services does Celestis
provide ??
 The gentleman (on right) on the next slide should act as a clue!

84.  Celestis organises memorial spaceflights program .
 Celestis believes:
 “That we are entrusted by our clients to treat their loved one’s cremated remains
with the utmost dignity and respect: We view this as a sacred trust.
 In environmentally benign, non invasive commercial development of the space
frontier: We therefore ensure that our payloads of cremated remains are not
“scattered” in space or otherwise contribute to orbital debris.
 That in addition to commemorating the lives of our clients’ departed loved ones,
our successful aerospace venture helps support the vision of a robust future for
humanity in spa”

88.  Identify the lyricist and the voice.

90.  Nawab Wajid Ali Shah
 Kishori Amonkar

91.  Imran Rafi and his Magic Musical Group based in Meerut often bring together
megastars like Katrina, Hrithik or Johnny Lever in various places of Uttar
Pradesh. The welcome reserved for these screen icons is always warm, affectionate
and innocent whether it is at Muzzafarnagar, Hathras, Bijnor or Moradabad. In
fact according to Mahesh Waghela, who is in charge of a particular matinee idol
says that his business has seen an anomalous surge post July 2012 which had
been gradually waning since the late 70s.
 Put funda to explain the anomaly.

93.  These are duplicates of Bolly superstars entertaining people in the small towns of
U.P.
 Mahesh Waghela, impersonates Kaka who passed away on July 18,2012.

95. WRITTEN

96. 5 Questions.
5 iconic photographs.
Identify the iconic locations.
5 points each.
5 bonus for a full house.

113. WRITTEN

114. 7 slides.
Non-exhaustive list.
Points are mentioned in the individual slides.
Multiple tries allowed.

132. ANTI-CLOCKWISE

133.  INFINITE POUNCE WITH BOUNCE
 +10/-10 ON POUNCE
 +10 ON BOUNCE
 WRITE DOWN YOUR ANSWERS IN A LEGIBLE HAND OR ELSE BE
PREPARED TO GET A NEGATIVE.
 UNCIVILISED POUNCING IS INJURIOUS TO SCRECARD.

134.  Reuben Fine, an American Grandmaster who played him, noted that X was
actually a serf on the estate of a maharajah when his chess genius was discovered.
"He spoke English poorly, and kept score in Hindustani. It was said that he could
not even read the European notations. The “______" was not the term of status
that we supposed it to be; it was merely a first name.”
 Who is Reuben Fine referring to who won three British Championships in four
years between 1929 and 1933?

137.  How can you connect the following images to a particular colour ? (which is very
similar to the name of a trilogy described by Rushdie as the worst instance of
literature ever to be printed)
River Shannon Skibbereen

138. Tipperary town

141. The two gentlemen in the top row belong to a rare club of only two members in test
match cricket to which the man below would have been a member but for an
“unfortunate” anomaly. What exclusive club ?
(Pictures next slide)

145.  In Ain - I - Akbari, Abul Fazal devotes an entire section (book 2, section 29) to the
amusements which principally includes “Ishqbazi”.
 What specifically is “ishqbazi” ?

148.  Soft matter is the focus of the inaugural lecture by Professor Michael Cates, who was
elected as the University of Cambridge’s 19th Lucasian Professor of Mathematics last
year. In his lecture, Cates will discuss the "jamming" behaviour of colloids and dense
suspensions. Both are types of soft matter with an internal structure something like
tiny ping-pong balls dispersed in a liquid which form a cluster when their propulsion
is switched on.
 After considering other explanations – including the idea that the clusters arise by a
process like the flocking of birds – Cates concluded that each cluster is effectively a
sort of traffic jam.
 What common phenomena can thus be explained?

151.  During World War II, wealthy Dutchmen wanted to prevent a sell out of Dutch art to
Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, and they avidly bought van Meegeren's artwork.
Nevertheless, “Jesus among the doctors” ended up in the possession of
Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring.
 Following the war, the painting was discovered in Göring's possession, and van
Meegeren was arrested on 29 May 1945.
 Why was he arrested?

154.  The following images are a part of a certain museum archive by ________ historian
Jason Scott which made people mad in the 1980s and 90s but have been described in
recent past as “psychedelic”, “gaudy” and “provocative”. What is the name of this
museum and what is it about?

157.  Described by the UN as “an area of spectacular and scenic landscapes”, it is nothing if
not dramatic. Formed from an inferno of underwater volcanoes more than six million
years ago, the 10km long crescent-shaped island sits in a bath of turquoise water.

158.  The X phasmid, or stick insect, is on the list of critically endangered
species. It was thought to be extinct by 1920, and in 2001, 24 insects
were rediscovered by on Ball’s Pyramid. What is X ?

161.  Which two words of nearly similar meaning (of French origin) have originated
from the glossary for a quick, return thrust in this sport ?

164.  Alexander Milov responded to the so-called ‘de-Communisation’ law passed by the
Ukrainian parliament in April 2015 in a unique way. According to him, “I wanted
to make a symbol of American pop culture which appears to be more durable than
the Soviet ideal.” And so this came up in Odessa, Ukraine. What transformation
happened because of this ?

167.  According to the official website, each ________ ______ have 259 little squares on
an average. This arrangement has been made so that each tiny box holds even
more chunks and swirls than a smooth surface would.
 FITB and also, whose website makes such a claim ?

170.  Developed by Edmond Locard in 1912, what is the basis for this system of
personal identification?

173.  This cake was purportedly named in honour of the marriage, in 1884, of Princess
Victoria, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, to Prince Louis of _________ . The
name refers to a town in central Germany.
 The family of Prince Louis was living in England and gave up their German titles
during World War I and came to be known as _________ , a name that would have
a significant Indian connection in the years to follow.
 Identify both- the cake and the new adopted family surname.

176.  This is an Indian stamp issued in 2013
to honour the Dadashaheb Falke Award
recipient of 1973. She was a Bagdadi
Jew from Poona. Who is this screen
queen from silent era?

179.  This is Edith Bratt. The love story of X
and Y at the heart of his epic was
inspired by her relationship with the
author. They were both orphans, living in
a boarding house in Edgbaston,
Birmingham.
 While he was stationed at Kingston upon
Hull, he and Edith went walking in the
woods at nearby Roos, and Edith began
to dance for him in a clearing among the
flowering hemlock.
 This incident inspired the account of the
meeting of X and Y in the epic, as he
would often refer to Edith as “…my Y”.
 Who are X and Y? Which epic?

182.  "I joined as a trainee in 1999 and was regularized in the rank of constable in 2000.
Nine years later I got promoted to head constable and that was it. I spoke to the
government officials many times about this but nothing happened," the 35-year-
old said here after playing the final match in national colours.
 Who ?

185. “O wonder!
How many godly creatures are there here!
How beauteous mankind is! O________ ________ _________,
That has such people in't.”
• The above is a quote by Miranda from Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”. When she sees
other people for the first time, she is overcome with excitement, and utters, among
other praise, the famous line above.
• Which work of literature derives its title from this? Also, what is the significance of
the timeframe in the book being designated as A.F ?

188.  What terminology, an integral part of most of our lives, from this part of the world,
evolved due to this change from left to right ?

194.  On 15th April,2015, The Guardian came up with this list of top ten
books about the British in India. Identify X, Y, A, B.
1. X - A
2. White Mughals - William Dalrymple
3. Up the Country - Emily Eden
4. A Matter of Honour - Philip Mason
5. Curry and Rice - George Franklin Atkinson
6. The Great Mutiny - Christopher Hibbert
7. The Siege of Krishnapur - JG Farrell
8. Y - B
9. A Passage to India - EM Forster
10. Staying On - Paul Scott

197. • Nelson’s Blood is a term that was coined, after the dead body of Admiral Nelson
was brought from Trafalgar to Gibraltar by the Navy, soaked in preservative.
• What, essentially is Nelson’s Blood and why this coinage ?

204.  This is an unique memorial honouring the pioneering plastic surgeon Sir
Archibald Mcindoe and the hundreds of second world war air crew whom he
rescued from despair, in the town of East Grinstead.
 Mcindoe used completely new techniques devised by him on these WWII victims
with severe disabilities and successfully rehabilitated them into normal life.
 These patients then formed a drinking society called “ ______ _______club”, which
till date meets in the hospital and the nearby pub, their name based on McIndoe's
cheerful admission that they were sacrificed for his techniques of skin grafting
and repair.
 What is the club known as ?

208.  Medical College Quiz Club
 (Dr.) Sayantan Roy, G.Sec, M. C. S. U
 (Dr.) Arnab Mukherjee, President, M. C. S. U
 Orko’s
 Bookline
 Santa’s Fantasea
 Mr. Ashoke Sanyal
 Mr. Sayantan Guha
 Mr. Abir Bhattacharya
 Mr. Bedbyas Datta
 All the participants
 And the audience……

210.  Ron Pickering – Athletics
 Sir Alf Ramsey – Football
 Peggy Potts – Hockey
 Kevin Hickey – Boxing
 David Whitaker – Hockey
 Mike Spracklen – Rowing
 Billy Cusack – Judo
 Jim Telfer & Ian McGeehan – Rugby
Union
 Malcolm Arnold – Athletics
 Peter Keen – Cycling
 Sir Alex Ferguson – Football
 Steve Pullen – Judo