3. Rules
• Infinite bounce and pounce, -0 for wrong
answer on bounce.
• Maximum points for a question would keep
varying throughout the quiz (10,15,20,30 etc )
• Reward of -10 for wrong answers on pounce,
irrespective of maximum points to the question.
• Shouting “POUNCE!” must be ensued by an
answer, else reward of -15 shall be given.
4. 1. X (September 3, 1873 – April 20, 1929) was
a prominent American illustrator. He was an
early contributor to animation, and
a camouflage artist (or camoufleur) for the US
Shipping Board during World War 1.
He is particularly remembered for a widely
published drawing titled ”All Is ___”. The
drawing employs a double image ( a visual pun)
in which the scene of a woman admiring herself
in a mirror, when viewed from a distance,
appears to be a human skull. The title is also a
pun, as the type of dressing-table used in the
drawing is also known as a ___. Give me X and
title.
8. 2. The 1998 Commonwealth Games in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia saw the sporting
programme grow from 10 to 15 sports
as team sports were allowed for the first
time. X, an all women sport, was one of
these.
Unfortunately, in all the 5 editions of the
Games (1998 to 2014), the game has been
single handedly dominated by Australia
and New Zealand. All 5 Finals have been
played between these two. Identify the
sport X.
13. On March 1, 2010, Topeka’s Mayor
Bill Bunten issued a proclamation calling for
Topeka to be known for the month of March
as "Google, Kansas, the capital city of fiber
optics”. This was to help support continuing
efforts to bring Google’s fiber experiment to
Topeka.
14. 4. What would have been X’s centennial
birthday on December 12 has been celebrated
with an HBO documentary about his life, a
Grammy musuem exhibit and even dinner
specials at an old Las Vegas steakhouse. A
Grammy produced tribute show at the Wynn Las
Vegas resort on this occasion, saw stars like
Tony Benett and Carrie Underwood paying
tribute to X.
“His legacy is the music, and his music is the
legacy. And that’s what cannot die.” said his
daughter Tina.
Give me X. +5 points for name of the HBO
documentary.
17. 5. The word X typically describes a person
who recently ascended the social ladder,
especially a ”nouveau riche” or "new money"
individual. This word was used for the famous
Molly Brown (one who survived
the Titanic sinking in 1912) while she was
portrayed in the "climbing social classes"
musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown because
of her impoverished Irish immigrant roots and
lack of social pedigree.
X is borrowed from the French language; it is
the past participle of the verb Y (to reach, to
arrive, to manage to do something).
Give me X
19. Q. 6
• Pocahontas is a 1995
American animated epic musical
romantic-drama film produced by Walt
Disney Feature Animation and released
by Walt Disney Pictures.
• The voices to the protagonist
Pocahontas and her love interest John
Smith were given by Irene Bedard and
Mel Gibson respectively, but it’s less
known fact that X gave voice to Thomas,
a loyal friend of John Smith.
• Id X .
26. 8. X is best known as the author of Y, a 1957
novel which takes place between the Russian
Revolution of 1905 and World War 1. Due to
the novel's independent-minded stance on
the socialist state, Y was rejected for
publication in the USSR.
In 1958, X declined his prize for literature due
to fear of what the Soviet Union government
might do if he travelled to Stockholm to accept
his prize. The Swedish Academy announced
with regret that the presentation of the
Literature Prize could not take place that year,
holding it until 1989 when X’s son accepted
the prize on his behalf.
X, Y : 10 points each.
35. 11. Marion Franklin Tinsley (1927–1995) was an
American mathematician and checkers player. He is
considered to be the greatest checkers player who
ever lived. He never lost a World Championship
match in his entire 45-year career.
Tinsley retired from championship play in 1991. In
August 1992, he defeated X by 4–2 (with 33 draws)
in a match. X had placed second at the U.S.
Nationals in 1990, which usually qualifies one to
compete for a national title. However,
the ACF disallowed X to play for the title for a
reason. Unable to appeal their decision, Tinsley
resigned his title as World Champion and
immediately indicated his desire to play against Y.
The unofficial yet highly publicized match was
quickly organized, and was won by Tinsley. Give X
and the reason (+10, +5 ).
38. 12. Wright, Kemp, and Williams, writing in
the journal Carbon Management, specified
the definition of X:
A measure of the total amount of carbon
dioxide(CO2) and methane (CH4) emissions
of a defined population, system or activity,
considering all relevant sources, sinks and
storage within the spatial and temporal
boundary of the population, system or
activity of interest. Calculated as carbon
dioxide equivalent(CO2e) using
the relevant 100-year global warming
potential (GWP100). X ?
41. 13. Initially Chitrangada Singh was offered
the lead role in the movie X. But, later she
denied the neutral role. And the offer went
to the debutant Y.
Before casting in the movie, Mahesh
Bhatt claimed that the particular character
may not be appropriate for Y, because she
was too young for the role. However, she
was finalized and the movie went on to be a
hit, with Y bagging all the 6 major film
awards for best debut by an actress.
Give me X, Y (+5 each ).
44. 14. (Follows from Q.13 )
Cricketer Z was initially offered the
role of Daya, but he turned it down
saying, “Cricket is not only my
profession but my obsession as
well".
Z ??
50. 16. Where would you find this :
“I have carried the manuscript of these
translations about with me for days, reading it in
railway trains, or on the top of omnibuses and in
restaurants, and I have often had to close it lest
some stranger would see how much it moved
me. These lyrics---which are in the original, my
Indianstell me, full of subtlety of rhythm, of
untranslatable delicacies of colour, of metrical
invention---display in their thought a world I
have dreamed of all my live long. The work of a
supreme culture, they yet appear as much the
growth of the common soil as the grass and the
rushes. A tradition, where poetry and religion
are the same thing, has passed through the
centuries, gathering from learned and unlearned
metaphor and emotion, and carried back again
to the multitude the thought of the scholar
and of the noble.”
53. 17. LIST : In July 1992, W became the 28th
and the last Governor of Hong Kong until its
transfer of sovereignty to the People’s
Republic Of China on 30 June 1997. He was
given an official Chinese name, X(Chinese:彭定
康), a name with an etymology based on the
words "stability" and "health". Unlike most
previous Hong Kong Governors, he was not a
career diplomat from the UK Foreign Office. In
October 2009, he was the Chief Guest at
school Y, a boarding school in India, which is a
member of the United Kingdom's
Headmasters’ & Headmistresses’ Conference.
X’s daughter is an international actress,
renowned for her role in the legendary movie
Z.
55. W – Chris Pattern
X - Pang Ding-hong
Y- Doon, Dehradun
Z- Rang De Basanti
56. 18. The Duronto Express is the name
given to several non-stop superfast
trains in India. My question is, what is
special about the designs painted on
these trains ?
63. 20. From 2006 to 2013, X starred as Jack
Donaghy on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock, winning two
Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and
seven Screen Actors Guild Awards for his work on
the show, making him the male performer with
the most SAG Awards.
X has hosted Saturday Night Live 16 times and
holds the record for most times hosting the show.
He also co-starred in Mission Impossible – Rogue
Nation, the fifth installment of the MI series,
released on July 31, 2015.
X is also a columnist for The Huffington Post .
X ?? (+80/-40 for connect)
65. 21. X was cast as the nuclear physicist Christmas
Jones in the 1999 James Bond film The World Is Not
Enough.
X first met Charlie Sheen on the set of Loaded
Weapon 1 in 1991. Later she starred as his
character's ex-girlfriend two years later in two
episodes of Two and a Half Men. They married in a
Roman Catholic Ceremony ceremony in June 2002
but divorced in 2006. X ??
(+60/-30 for connect)
67. • X is an Australian model, businesswoman,
television host and actress. She is well known for
her record five cover appearances for the Sports
Illustrated Swimsuit Issue beginning in the 1980s,
leading to her nickname “The Body”.
• X is the founder and primary model for a series of
business ventures, including X Intimates, a
lingerie line, and The Body, a line of skin care
products.
• In 2010, she became the host and executive
producer of Britain & Ireland’s Next Top Model.
She is an executive producer of NBC’s Fashion
Star and was the host for its first season.
• X ?? (+40/-20 for connect)
69. • X is an American actor, producer and director.
He first gained prominence for his portrayal of
taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma on Taxi (1978–
1983), for which he won a Golden Globe and an
Emmy.
• X co-founded Jersey Films with Michael
Shamberg. The production company is known
for films such as Pulp Fiction and Garden State.
• X has now become a promient producer and
director. In 1999, he and co-starred in Man on
the Moon, a film about the unusual life of his
former Taxi co-star Andy Kofman, played in the
film by Jim Carrey.
• X ?? (+20/-0 for connect)
