Gnosis Quiz Clubpresents

“FARRAGO” The General Quiz

By: Nitin Bansal, Vimarsh Bhargava

FINALS

Rules3 rounds• 1st round: Infinite Pounce

o ( 12 questions , +20 , -10)

• 2nd round: Connect

• 3rd round: Infinite Pounce o (12 questions , +20 , -10)

LET’S BEGIN

ROUND 1INFINITE POUNCE

Q1:• Part inspired by Humans of New York, X of Y was

made to feature the world’s events through the eyes of X in a particular country Y. 

• What started as a satirical page, and initially a parody of HONY, now boasts over 50,000 likes on its Facebook page and has sparked an interest from people across the globe.

• The page description reads:Real X. Real Stories.Dedicated to all the X across the beautiful country of Y.

• Give me the name of the page.

Goats Of Bangladesh

Q2:• This is the Sagar Samrat oil exploration rig off the

coast of Mumbai, that disappeared from our memories after 1994.

• How has this rig made a comeback after 20 years, courtesy an announcement by a financial body?

(image on the next slide)

Reprinting of Rs 1 note

Q3:

• 31/1/16, marked the 26th anniversary of the biggest day in the history of this company which marked the beginning of its world wide domination.

• It was dubbed “The Biggest launch event in the world”. Ironically, over 35000 people applied for the 600 available job spots to work here and day 1 saw a footfall of 30,000 people making it the largest restaurant launch worldwide, ever.

• What and where?

• First McDonalds in Moscow

Q4:• Dictionaries describe this 2 word term as the time

of commencement of a military attack, a crucial moment or even a critical or decisive time.

• In the Indian context, it is anything but that and is usually associated with chaotic buffoonery, taking its name since it coincides with the clock striking 12.

• ZERO HOUR

Q5:• As of today, what connects the countries in this

exhaustive list:

• Benin • Bolivia• Chile • Ivory Coast• Malaysia• South Africa • Sri Lanka • Swaziland • Tanzania • Western Sahara

Countries which have officially designated 2 capitals administrative and legal capital

• Benin – Poto-Novo, Contonou • Bolivia – Sucre, La Paz • Chile – Santiago, Valapraiso • Ivory Coast – Yamoussoukro, Abidjan • Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur, Putra Jaya • South Africa – Pretoria, Cape Town • Sri Lanka – Sri Jayawardanepura, Colombo • Swaziland – Mbabane, Lobamba • Tanzania – Dodoma, Dar es Salaam • Western Sahara –El Aaiun, Bir Lehlou

Q6:

• This is the Bassein Fort or Vasai Fort in Vasai village, District of Palghar, Konkan division, Maharashtra.

• This fort has featured in a recent song by an British Rock band.

• Name the song and the band.

• Coldplay – Hymn for the Weekend

Q7:• X was a Goan Catholic monk who was one of the

pioneers of the scientific study of hypnotism. Unlike Mesmer, who claimed that hypnosis was mediated by "animal magnetism", he understood that it worked purely by the power of suggestion. In the early 19th century, he introduced oriental hypnosis to Paris.

• His statue stands next to the Old Secretariat in Panjim, Goa.

• Alexandre Dumas used a fictionalized version of him in The Count of Monte Cristo as the fellow prisoner of Dantes.

(Image on the next slide)

• Abbe Faria

Q8• One of the rare occasions when Amul got into

trouble for its tongue-in-cheek ads , this 1979 print ad is remembered for the huge uproar it caused at home , prompting Amul to issue a public apology in form of a follow-up ad ( shown below the original ).

• The original print ad referred to something followed by the UK Government , at places such as Heathrow Airport.

• What was the practice?• Why was the UK govt. following such a practice?

• UK authorities conducting virginity tests on Indian women arriving at London airport.

• To check whether Indian women claiming to be brides or fiancées of British subjects were indeed so.

Q9:• This curve was introduced in a 2012 speech by

chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors -Alan Krueger and the President’s Economic Report to Congress, using data from labor economist Miles Corak.

• The curve plotted “international income elasticity “ – i.e. the likelihood that someone will inherit their parents’ relative position of income level – and inequality in the United States and other countries .

• The name of this curve refers to the novel X , where the lowly born protagonists rises to social set of the north shore of Long Island.

• The Great Gatsby Curve

Q10:• X is an initiative by Y which uses IT to create a market

in favor of Indian farmers. It helps in creating more transparency for farmers and alleviates rural isolation. It is estimated that this service will soon reach about One Crore farmers and 1 lakh villages.

• The name X is derived from the combination of something commonly used in IT and a place very common in almost all villages. Y on the other hand is a massive Indian company with a turnover in excess of $ 4.5 billion which has a history of corporate philanthropy.

• Identify X and Y.

• E-chaupal , ITC

Q11:• Born in Mumbai in a family of diamond merchants,

Sanjeev Mehta managed to purchase the company X from around 40 stake holders in a process that was long-drawn and tedious. But he did not give up, even after the acquisition. He said, “When I took over, my objective was to understand its history. I took a sabbatical from all other business and this became the single purpose in my life.” He travelled extensively studying the history and business of the company, visited its trading posts and museums, studied old records – basically, he did not leave room for error of ignorance.

• Photo on next slide

• East India Comapny

Q12:• Id them and the character they are playing.

• Shashi tharoor (Antony)• Mira Nair (Cleopatra)

End of round 1Scores

ROUND 2 CONNECT

(6 questions, on pounce, +20/-10)

+60/-30 • X served as the 45th Vice president of the USA.• X has received a number of awards including the Nobel

Peace Prize (joint award with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007), a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album (2009) for his book An Inconvenient Truth, a Primetime Emmy Award for Current TV (2007), and a Webby Award (2005).

• X was also the subject of the Academy Award-winning (2007) documentary An Inconvenient Truth in 2006. In 2007 he was named a runner-up for Time's 2007 Person of the Year.

• ID X

• Al Gore

+50/-25• Bear Grylls has seen some high profile names join him

already on his popular adventure show - Kate Winslet, Zac Efron and Michael Jordan among them - this was easily the biggest scoop yet.

• X trekked through a remote part of Alaska to promote action on climate change – and show a more human side – in a special episode of the British adventurer’s reality show, Running Wild With Bear Grylls.

• A team of about 50 agents, a staffer tasked with inspecting the food, teams of snipers and helicopters accompanied the pair during the day-long trek through a forest and across a glacial outwash.

• ID the person. (Pic on next slide)

• Barack Obama

+40/-20• The Fifth Estate is a

movie about an organization named X.

• Give me X.

• Wikileaks

+30/-15Also known as the "Slashdot effect", the X effect occurs when a smaller website has a high influx of traffic after being linked to on X . It is also called the “X’s Hug of Death" among the website's users. Because X is such a large site, the traffic is immense and can easily crash smaller sites.

Give me X.

• Reddit.com

+20/-10• X teamed up with co-author J. Sakiya Sandifer to

make his literary debut with Thank You And You're Welcome, an entertaining volume of ‘X-isms'--the creative, humorous, and insightful philosophies and anecdotes used in creating his path to success.

• It captures the same wit, playful irony, and piercing insight found abundant in his lyrics.

• 'My book is a guide to creating then celebrating your moment!‘ said x.

ID X .

• Kanye west

+10/0• X is an American reality game show that judges the

business skills of a group of contestants. It is closely associated with real estate magnate, businessman, and television personality, Y, who hosted 14 seasons of the show from its inception in January 2004 until 2015.

• The show is broadcast on NBC. It was created by English-born American television producer Mark Burnett. Billed as "The Ultimate Job Interview", the show features sixteen to eighteen business people who compete over the course of a season, with usually one contestant eliminated per episode.

• Give me X and Y. (Y goes in the connect)

• X : the Apprentice• Y : Donald Trump

Connect • Al Gore• Barack Obama• Wikileaks• Reddit• Kanye West• Donald Trump

• All associated with the Internet Troll URL Loser.com.

• Donald Trump is the latest inclusion. Now the Loser.com redirects to his wiki page.

End of Round 2

ROUND 3INFINITE POUNCE

Q1:• The Peter Thiel Fellowship is given to college

dropouts aged 22 and under along with a funding of 100,000 dollars to pursue their entrepreneurial interests.

• Who became the first Indian to receive the fellowship and what's the name of his entrepreneurial venture?

• Ritesh Agarwal, OYO Rooms

Q2:

• This is the fake gravestone of Nick Fury from Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

• Identify the epitaph or the movie from which the reference is taken.

• “The Path of The Righteous Man”-Ezekiel 25:17

• From the movie, Pulp Fiction

Q3:• Id the player.

• Tejaswi Yadav, Current Deputy CM of Bihar

Q4:• Massimo Cirri and Sara Zambotti - hosts of the popular Caterpillar

programme on Italy's Rai 2 radio network - have launched a petition to be presented to the Norwegian Nobel Committee in February. These chaps are pushing for the next Nobel Peace Prize to be awarded to something that they describe as an "instrument of peace" .

• They say that X is the one that does not cause wars - often fought over oil.

• However this 'instrument of peace' has been used extensively in combat during the World Wars - more during the first than the second. The Japanese made good use of it during the invasion of China and much later they were used effectively by the Viet Cong and the LTTE. In fact the Finnish defence forces still train people on how to use it in case of combat.

• India would have possibly been seen in a slightly dimmer light in the world stage had another Italian not flicked one off way back in 1948.

• What is being talked about??

• Bicycle

Q5:Story behind which game!

• Angry birds

Q6:• Tata Motors is all set to roll out its new hathcback

in the mid Feb but the company has decided to review the name of its new model just weeks after launching a big marketing campaign for it.

• What is the reason behind this move?

• The name of the car is Zica, shares the name of the epidemic virus ZIKA.

Q7:• What has been blanked out?

• Ikea

Q8:• The event saw seven-time and currently reigning

champion Ronnie Schildknect taking his eighth title and being declared the overall winner.

• Seven Indians participated in the event in 2015, led by a veteran of 11 successful attempts - Pune’s Dr Kaustubh Radkar.

• Who was easily the most famous of the five other Indians who completed the event?

• Milind Soman, Iron Man Challenge

Q9:• In 1949, when this former student of

Rabindranath Tagore went to France, the local press dubbed her – ‘Les Bomb Atomique des Hindous’ after getting completely mesmerised by her graceful presentation.

• Interestingly, her husband was dubbed the ‘Indian Juliot Curie’ for expertise on his own field.

• Identify the couple.

• Vikram Sarabhi and Mrinalini Sarabhai

Q10:• A reporter asked a cricketer whether a certain

‘change’ led to his batting average increase by over 5 runs. He replied “I haven’t changed my way of playing, or the way of my game, just the way of my life.‟

• Who and what change?

Yousuf Yohana changing his religion.

Q11:• Reality tours and travels is one of the few

operators who provide guided tours of a specific area , and charges for the tour may vary from Rs 500 per person for a short tour to Rs 1000 per person for a private long tour.

• Which area do they operate in?

• Dharavi Slums ( Mumbai)

Q12:What common trait was shared by Wayne McLaren, David Mclean and Dick Hammer- all American models & actors who died of lung cancer?

• Marlboro Men

THANK YOU