ROUND 1

Q. What is mandatory in India when any of the following happens?

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Mayukh Nair!

Singing the national anthem, Jana Gana Mana.

Q. What is the significance of this tattoo ?

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Apuroop Sethupathy!

It means that someone decided against taking their ownlives. They could've put a period to their lives, but instead put a semicolon. Most of these people suffer from depression, suicidal tendencies, self-injury intentions, but they have come out of it.

The Degesch , a chemical company based in Germany was founded by Nobel Laureate Fritz Haber , was convicted and prosecuted in the late 1940’s for producing the Zyklon B gas , a pesticide famous for all the wrong reasons.

Q. What was this gas used for ?

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Sanchit Bansal!

Gas the Jews

Knowledge of Literature – nil.Knowledge of Philosophy – nil.Knowledge of Astronomy – nil.Knowledge of Politics – Feeble.Knowledge of Botany – Variable .Well up in belladonna, opium and poisons generally. Knows nothing of practical gardening.Knowledge of Geology – Practical, but limited. Tells at a glance different soils from each other.Knowledge of Chemistry – Profound.Knowledge of Anatomy – Accurate, but unsystematic.Knowledge of Sensational Literature– Immense. Is an expert singlestick player, boxer and swordsman. Has a good practical knowledge of British law.Also, he was a bohemian & cocaine addict.

Q. Who am I talking about ?

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Dibyendu Mishra!

Sherlock Holmes

Q. Annibale Gammarelli have been an exquisite design firm who have had just one client since many generations. Their products include Zucchetto, which is a sacred skullcap and Papal regalia and insignia. Identify their client.

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Susovan Mahapatra!

The Pope and Roman Catholic Church

ROUND 2

Ad by which famous company?

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Apuroop Sethupathy!

Ikea

•Gambler and other "lowlifes", also messengers

•City guard or policeman

•Innkeeper

•Merchant/Moneychanger

•Doctor

•Weaver/Clerk

•Blacksmith

•Worker/Farmer

Where in the world of sports would you come across practitioners of the aforementioned occupations in that order, from left to right?

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Sanchit Bansal!

Pawns - Chessmen

X effect is a theory in political science and media studies that postulates that the development of 24 hour international television had a major impact on the conduct of states’ foreign policy. The ‘saturation coverage’ of events such as the Tiananmen Square protests, the fall of Communism, the Gulf War and the Battle of Mogadishu would bring images and issues quickly to the forefront of political consciousness, and thus would force policymakers to have a stand on such issues. ‘X’ in the X effect is an adage to the pioneering role played by X in this field.

Identify X.

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Dibyendu Mishra!

CNN Effect

The excerpt is from Xerxes’ speech, as he invades GreeceThis is believed to be the origin of an adage used originally by Spain in the 16th and 17th centuries and then by Britain in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

�“Once let us subdue this people, and those neighbors of theirs who hold the land of �Pelops the Phrygian, and we shall extend the Persian territory as far as God's heaven reaches. The ________________ ______________; for I will pass through Europe from one end to the other, and with your aid make of all the lands which it contains one country.”

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Susovan Mahapatra!

Sun never sets on the British Empire

Identify the brand.

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Anirban Kundu!

ENO

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Samridh Kudesia!

Q. This lady is which household personality’s

dreamlady ? �

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KC Sachin!

Honey Singh’s Dreamgirl.

ROUND 3Minimalist Posters

Identify the paintings from their Minimalist posters.

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Samridh Kudesia!

1)Warhol. 2) Dali 3) Magritte 4) Matisse 5) Mondrian 6) Picasso 7) Da Vinci 8) Van Gough 9) Duchamp 10) Kandinsky

What is this poster for ?

 

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Deewar

Which Colombian “philanthropist” Inspired this poster ?

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Pablo Escobar

Identify.

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Mario Bros.

Identify.

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Coldplay Yellow !

Identify from this poster.

Breaking Bad

Round 4

Q. A Kennedy moment is an event that is so shocking, that everyone can remember where they were when they found out about it. George Bush here is photographed in a Kennedy moment of his own. Which event are we talking about ?

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Getting news of 9/11

Q. Composed by Tony Britten in 1992, heavily borrowing from George Handel’s work, the following lyrics are from an anthem.

Die Meister (The masters)Die Besten (The best)Les grandes équipes (The biggest teams)The Champions

What begins right after this anthem is played ?

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UEFA Champion’s League

Q. This cult rockstar came up with the song's title after a particular phrase written on the rockstar’s wall.The rockstar interpreted the slogan as having a revolutionary meaning. However, it was later revealed that the phrase meant that the rockstar smelled like a deodorant, which his then-girlfriend Tobi Vail wore. Cobain later claimed he was unaware that it was a brand of deodorant until months after the single was released.

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Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit

This is a photo taken in 1913 of one of the Passive Resisters Football Clubs. Name the person in the last row who has been encircled. Hint: He is an Indian.

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Mahatma Gandhi

Q. What is the significance of this image of Gandhi?

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Too many Gandhi Questions? Yes.Photo in the note.

Q. The Battle of Assal Uttar in the 1965 Indo-Pak war is said to be Pakistan's biggest tank defeat. While all the Pakistani soldiers were either dead or arrested, one of them was let to flee since Indian Army didn't believe in shooting from behind. This man is believed to be X, who has been a well known name since then. Identify X.

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General Musharraf

Q. Knot theory is a branch of topology dealing with the study of mathematical knots. It finds applications in a variety of areas. It is required to explain sun's corona structure mathematically. Interestingly it also explains the reason behind an everyday nuisance which mostly originates in our pocket. Which nuisance we are talking about?

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Earphones getting tangled in the pocket.

Connect.

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