- 1. Please excuse the QM, if case he commits any mistakes!
2. Round 110 QUESTIONS ARE THERE IN THIS ROUND, + 20/-0 WOULD BE
THE NORMAL SCORINGPATTERN.HOWEVER IF THE TEAMS REQUIRE HINTS, HINT
WOULD BE PROVIDED AND THE SCORINGWOULD BE +10/-10 FOR THE
SAME.MANUAL BUZZING IS ALLOWED ONLY WHEN HINTS ARE NOT PROVIDED,
SCORING WILL BE10/-10.QUESTION WILL BE PASSED IF THE TEAM DOESNT
ANSWERS IT CORRECTLY ! 3. PART -1 PERSONALITIES! 4. 1) This person
was born into an OBC family. He inculcated patriotic feelings since
the 1965 war, where he volunteered to serve for the soldiers in
transit at Railway station. He ran away from home to Himalayas for
two years, and did odd jobs like running a tea stall. He refrains
from practicing the minor vices, and is an ardent follower of Swami
Vivekananda. Who am I talking out? 5. Hint! He was married once,
when he was a child. This is a factthat he had always denied, who
is he? 6. 2) This man honed his reflexes and developed eye moment
and co-ordination by hitting a golf ball with stumps. He even
featured in the list of top 100 people of the 20th century along
with two other athletes pele, Muhammad ali. He was a tee lover and
his favorite subject was mathematics. Which great athlete am I
talking about? 7. Hint! To honor him, ABC news has postal address
9994 in allthe capital cities of Australia. 8. 3) Her real name
literary means little flower in Albanian, she was fluent in
Bengali, though not being of an Indian origin. Like Steve Jobs, she
had an unique attire. That attire costs 1$. Unlike in her latter
life, she was born in a rich family and played mandolin in early
life. Who is she? 9. Hint! A myth surrounds around her is that she
must be avegetarian, but contrary to it she ate meat! 10. 4) This
man was born and brought up in Texas. He is considered to be a good
friend of George W. Bush and Robin Williams. His nick name is
Mellow Johnny for obvious reasons. His sponsors withdrew support
from him, but he found his support in US Postal department. Who am
I talking about? 11. Hint! He recently accepted something, which he
has beendenying since early 21st century!Identify! 12. 5) Xs son
was saved by a person Y, but Ys brother assassinated X. X was a
successful lawyer, but we know him for a completely different
reason. He was a champion wrestler in school, he was the only
person in his position till date to register a patent. This man was
on of the best orators, this world has ever seen, who was he? 13.
Hint! One of his speeches say All men are created equal andhe was
the first one to term democracy as for thepeople, of the people and
by the people! 14. PART -2 Dry round! 15. 6) Xs measurements are
19-19-19. Her brothers name is Castor. She is very tall and very
skinny with tightly wound hair and enormous feet. She had black
hair with a red bow. She wears a red shirt with short sleeves,
black skirt with a red line on the bottom and black high heels. Who
is she? 16. Hint! 17. 7) This chemical formula was shownas series
of advertisements by acompany. Please explain thisformula! 18.
Hint! 19. Parker pens, This formula shows a series of
advertisements by parker, showing theformula for martini!The
formula is 3.5 shots of gin and half shot of vermouth with four
cubes of ice. Stir itthrice and martini is ready ! 20. 8) He was
born as James Howlett, but you dont know him by his actual name. He
has also served in the Vietnam war. A myth goes around him is You
cant kill him, but you can definitely hurt him. Contrary to popular
belief, he is actually very old and is scientifically obese. Who am
I talking about? 21. Hint! 22. 9) This structure was inspired by
Pramukh Swami, the head of an organization called BAPS. The
structure is said to be one of the largest of this kind. People
come to see various shows organized by the foundation. Eating here
is a pure vegetarian affair! 23. Hint! Gujarati is said to be the
official language here! 24. 10) Burma 1969 Sri Lanka - 1972 Nepal
1975 India 1975 Bangladesh 1975 Somalia 1977As a result of this,
what announcement was made on 9thDec, 1979? 25. Hint! 26. SCORES?
27. Round-2.1 Survival Instincts! Here you need to fill the
crossword puzzle. Five Questions are there inthis round.Infinite
bounce in this round! 10 points for the correct answer. Manual
Buzzing is allowed here and scoring pattern would be +10/-10 forthe
same ! 28. Across ! Down !9-Across 29. 9-AcrossWhen the Japanese
flew over Pearl Harbor to attack it, the aircommander who was
leading the attack shouted TORA! TORA!TORA!What does TORA mean in
English and why did they shoutTORA? 30. Tora means tiger in
English, they were instructed to shout TORA ifthey catch the
Americans by Surprise!This was the reason US joined the World War
II.Back! 31. 3-Down In the ongoing civil war in Syria, the Syrian
army uses a gasdeveloped in Germany as a pesticide. This Gas in 500
times moretoxic than cyanide gas that was used in the Nazi Death
camps. Person can die if you consume even half mg, of this gas. It
isgenerally mixed with mustard gas.Treatment is possible if you
hospitalize the patient immediately.Which gas am I talking about?
32. The gas is called Sarin Gas.Sarin is made by mixing isopropyl
alcohol (also known as rubbingalcohol) and a compound called
methylphosphonic difluoride Back! 33. 7-Across You probably might
have heard of this place but you have neverseen it ! 34. Its the
tower of Hanoi! Back! 35. 1-Down This event is commonly referred to
as miracle, theres a movie also made by the same name. It was a
result of extreme determination and hard work. A person called Herb
Brooks related to the incident is said to have died two months
before the movie released. What miracle am I talking about? 36.
United States defeating Soviet Union in the 1980 Ice Hockey
WC!Back! 37. 4-Across This word literary meant hairy, this name was
chosen first as theperson saw receding hairline in his family and
chose this name. Some say that this name came because of how they
are born.Now this word is no longer being used to describe people.
Whatam I talking about? 38. Caesar! Back! 39. 2-Across He was
convicted for a very serious offence, in his charge sheet police
have accused him of not taking the platform ticket. Who am I
talking about? 40. Back! 41. 5-DownThe Gurjars, pratihars, solankis
and people of various casts settled inNorth India around 6th
century. One village near modern day Delhi housesa landmark derives
its name from one of these clans.In the village is a very famous
landmark, famous because of the numberof VIPs that visit there!
Which landmark am I talking about? 42. Tihar Jail!Back! 43.
8-ACROSS It all started after Congress was defeated for the first
time in Gujarat. According to TOI, a very important person had died
in this period. He was the husband of Ms. T. Ruth, and father of Ms
Li. Bertie. Who died in this period, and what is this period
called? 44. Times of India carried an Obituary that read D.E.M
OCracybeloved husband of T.Ruth, father of L.I.Bertie, brother
ofFaith, Hope and Justica expired on 26 June. Emergency by Indira
Gandhi!Back! 45. 6-DOWN This line was famously said by Capn Vikram
Batra when interviewed by Barkha Dutt. Capn Batra played a
fundamental role in operation Vijay. These lines were also used by
a company, and it became a nation-wide commercial success. What
were the lines said by Late PVC Vikram batra ? Part points for
company name. 46. Back! 47. 10-DOWN This boy can be called as an
Indian Tom Sawyer. People call him as the face of the common man,
the face of the rural India. How do we know him? 48. Gattu, the
mascot of Asian Paints! Back! 49. SCORES? 50. ROUND 3: Formulae
!Scoring pattern:+10 for every individual answer, +10 extra if you
get all four individual answerscorrect and if you get the final
answer. +10 if you can answer the final answer. 51. Question
Formula AnswerWhat does S stand for in SUN T+3StanfordMicro. ?Who
invented the CD player ? S+1 SonyStandard Oil is owned by the ___
C-2 Rockefellerfamily ?The companys name in Japanese
N+4Nintendomeans Leave luck in heavenFord! 52. 1) What forced Chris
Gayle to tweetH-21)Its child abuse ?II) Pele should go back to the
museumO-2III) I probably like to be invisible. Just sneak into the
girls locker room. Thats one of the D+3super powersIV) Sharapovas
as mean as a snake, she reminds me of me I-1V) I am so mean that I
make medicines sickIVI) Who said Where else would you find an
opportunity to kill a person two times an Y+1over, and that too
legally ?? 53. 1) What forced Chris Gayle to tweet Sehwag 1)Its
child abuse ?II) Pele should go back to the museumMaradonnaIII) I
probably like to be invisible. Just sneak into the girls locker
room. Thats one of theDjokovicsuper powersIV) Sharapovas as mean as
a snake, she reminds me of me HingisV) I am so mean that I make
medicines sickAliVI) Who said Where else would you find an
opportunity to kill a person two times an Steynover, and that too
legally ?? 54. Scores? 55. ROUND 4: Connect!Here this round
contains 4 clues, you need to give me a final answer relatingto all
the four clues.For 1st clue, scoring will be +40/-202nd clue,
+30/-153rd clue, +20/-104th clue, +10/-0Now, teams can buzz
manually! 56. 1) 57. 2) 58. Easy one! 59. 4) 60. 5) 61. Q1 62. And
the answer is: 63. Lenka! 64. The song The Show, used in the movie
Angus,Thongs and Perfect Snogging. Everything at once was used in
GreysAnatomy Everything at once was used in a Windows 8advert. 65.
Q 2. 66. And the answer is: 67. Nicolas Flamel 68. Q3 69. And the
answer is: 70. Richard Branson! 71. Q.4 72. And the answer is: 73.
Movies made on works bySarat Chandra Chattopadhyay!!Apne
Paraye(1980)Majhli Didi( 1967)DevdasParineeta 74. Q 5. 75. And the
answer is: 76. Organizations/Agencies who havebeen awarded the
Nobel PeacePrize!! International Peace Bureau United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees League of Red Cross Societies European
Union 77. Reserve Question: 78. And the answer is : 79. All of the
them have been namedTime Person Of the Year more thanonce. 80.
SCORES? 81. Round 5 : 10 questions Infinite bounce +10/0 for each
question. No negatives 82. Q 1. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a
chronic, systemic inflammatory disorder that may affect many
tissues and organs. The process produces an inflammatory response
of the synovium (synovitis) secondary to hyperplasia of synovial
cells, and excess synovial fluid. Who is the most famous sufferer
of this from the world of cricket? 83. And the answer is : 84.
Billy Bowden! 85. Q 2. In 1882, Mr. W L Lake, a Canadian engineer
sawelephants emerging out of dense forests with oilstains on their
feet.So the story goes, that he shouts, urging his mento drill the
area in search of crude oil. This gave this Indian town its name.
Which town? 86. And the answer is: 87. Digboi!! 88. Q 3. Which
actor? 89. And the answer is : 90. Benedict Cumberbatch!! 91. Q 4.
The jasper was brought from Punjab, jade and crystal from China.
The turquoise was from Tibet and the Lapis lazuli from Afghanistan,
while the sapphire came from Sri Lanka and the carnelian from
Arabia. In all, twenty eight types of precious and semi-precious
stones were inlaid into the main translucent stone. However, the
stone that was used the most was brought from a small town X. X= ?
92. And the answer is : 93. Makrana! ( Makrana Marble ) 94. Q 5. In
Medieval times, in Britain, 1/3rd of the taxes went to the king,
1/3rd went to the Nobility and 1/3 went to the common man. How has
this custom been immortalized in English Literature? 95. And the
answer is : 96. Baa Baa Black Sheep! 97. Q 6. Funda? 98. And the
answer is: 99. Thomas Alva Edison, Nikola TeslaNobel Prize 100. Q
7. Knut Jensen - Heat stroke Francisco Lzaro - Electrolyte
imbalance Nicolae Berechet - Blood poisoning Ross Milne - Ski
collision Kazimierz Kay - Luge crash Nodar Kumaritashvili - Luge
crash The above is an exhaustive list of the names of people and
their reason for death. What connects them? 101. And the answer is:
102. Deaths during Olympics!! 103. Q 8. Whats in a word? This word
X ,on 13 November 2012, was named Word of the Year by the Oxford
English Dictionary. X is a neologism first used in the BBC
political satire The Thick of It. The term received international
attention in July 2012 after Mitt Romney, made controversial
comments criticizing Londons preparations for the 2012 Summer
Olympics during a visit there one day before the opening ceremony.
The Democratic National Committee quickly released a campaign ad by
the name Y highlighting criticisms of Romneys diplomacy made by
politicians and journalists. 104. And the answer is: 105.
Omnishambles!! 106. Q 9. What occasion? 107. And the answer is:
108. S. Ramanujans 125th birthday! 109. Q.10. 110. And the answer
is: 111. The concept of Infinity! 112. Reserve Question: 113. And
the answer is: 114. Et tu, Brute? 115. Scores? 116. Final:
BusinessRound !!! 117. Rules: 118. 1) X designed and introduced the
EA7 range, a brand inspired by Ukrainian footballer Andriy
Shevchenko, who wore the number 7 jersey. Early in his career, X
took a job as a window dresser in a store named La Rinascente. X
was cemented in the public imagination for dressing Y in American
Gigolo in 1980. Z has commissioned X to create a new look for its
Directors Suite at Stamford Bridge,. 119. And the answer is: 120.
Answer: X= Giorgio Armani Y= Richard Gere Z= Chelsea Football Club
121. Q 2. Portfolio named X the 18th-greatest American CEO of all
time. X is the author (or co-author) of several books, including
Where Have All the Leaders Gone? X was in controversies in 1977
when there were allegations that Ys structural design allowed its
fuel-tank filler neck to break off and the fuel tank to be
punctured in a rear-end collision, resulting in deadly fires. X was
fired from a company(not Z) in 1978, and retired as President, CEO
and Chairman of Z at the end of 1992. Politically, X supported the
Republican candidate George W. Bush in the 2000 presidential
election. In the 2004 presidential election, however, he endorsed
Bushs opponent, Democrat W. X,Y,Z,W=? 122. And the answer is : 123.
Answers: X= Lee Iococca Y= Ford Pinto Z= Chrysler W= John Kerry
124. Q 3. As of 2012 ,X United States is the fifth-largest
privately owned organization in the United States. It is the one of
the worlds largest professional services firm . In 1990, the US
Internal Revenue Service seized most of the assets of Y, claiming
he owed $32 million in back taxes, including penalties and
interest. He sued X, contending that they put him into tax shelters
that were later disallowed by the IRS. X provided services to Z and
was involved in the Z scandal. Two partners of X, have been charged
by Indias Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the Z
scandal. X,Y,Z=? 125. And the answer is: 126. Answer: X=
PricewaterHouse Coopers Y= Willie Nelson Z= Satyam 127. Q 4. Prior
to the sale of Pringles to Y, Xs product line included foods and
beverages also. Fortune magazine ranked X at fifth place of the
"Worlds Most Admired Companies" list. X has received criticism from
animal advocacy group PETA for the practice of testing on animals.
In the 1980s when rumors spread that the moon-and-stars logo was a
satanic symbol. The accusation was based on a particular passage in
the Bible. However, these interpretations have been denied by
company officials. X sued Z over rumors forwarded through a company
voicemail system in 1995. 128. And the answer is: 129. Answer: X=
Procter & Gamble Y= Kellogg Company Z= Amway 130. Q5 The idea
for X was rejected by its founders professor, but my founder anyway
started with some venture capital. The venture started in Little
Rock and then moved to Memphis Tennessee in 1973.Today, X has one
of the largest fleet of aircrafts in the world. From 1989 to 2010,
X was the title sponsor of the Y, played in Miami, Florida every
year since 1935. X previously sponsored the Formula One team
McLaren. The company has donated over $21 million since 1990. Some
of the tagline of X include: Absolutely, positively anytime and
Relax, its X. Cast Away is a 2000 drama film,starring Z as a X
employee stranded on an uninhabited island after his plane crashes
in the South Pacific. 131. And the answer is : 132. Answer: X=
Fedex Y= Orange Bowl Z= Tom Hanks 133. Scores?? 134. Thank You!!
Congratulations to the winners!!
