Mind Palace Gen Quiz Finals

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This is the finals of the Gen Quiz conducted by Vyom Vyas and Rohan Shah on 24-7-2014 at L.D.College of Engineering, Ahmedabad.

Transcript of Mind Palace Gen Quiz Finals

Finals

Infinite passEach question carries +10

marksPassed question carries +5

marks

Round 1

The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) is a North American nonprofit organization devoted to the promotion of public interest in archaeology, and the preservation of archaeological sites. It has offices on the campus of Boston University and in New York City.

One of its trustee is a person from hollywood and also the actor behind the most famous fictional archeologist we know.ID.

1.

Harrison Ford

Noida- have a dotMumbai- have a diamondHyderabad- have a starKolkata- nothing

What am I talking about?

2.

Indian coins

Indian coins are mainly produced up in four cities.The production city puts an identification mark under the year of issue.

The term X most likely comes from an old English tradition that dates from the Middle Ages. Mead was drunk in great quantities at weddings, and after the ceremony nuptial couples were given a month’s supply of mead—sufficient for one full cycle of the moon. It was believed that by faithfully drinking mead for that first month, the woman would “bear fruit” and a child would be born within the year. Incidentally, raw honey has been shown in clinical studies to be a powerful fertility booster.

Give X.

3.

Honeymoon

According to Devi Bhagavatam,Agni the fire god warned Rama in a dream that Sita will be kidnapped by Ravana and a fake Sita Mayasita can replace the Sita,who can stay with Agni for protection.

Mayasita is kidnapped by Ravana,who is then killed by Rama and Agni returns the real Sita to Rama after war.

The confused Mayasita, now abandoned by Rama, prays to Lord shiva for a husband, but when Shiva appears, she is so excited that she expresses her hearts’ desire one too many times.

Who was she supposedly reborn as?

4.

DraupadiMayasita supposedly asked for a husband

5 times!!

ID the person and what does the pic signify.5.

The person in the picture is Bahadur Shah Zafar the last mughal emperor.

This picture is claimed to be his only photograph and also is he claimed to be the only photogrphed mughal.

He is credited with having identified Hitler’s body after his death.But what was the proof he gave?

6.

He is Dr. Hugo Johannes Blaschkane Hitler’s dentist.Hitler had a craving for chocolate cake and shortly before his death he had a chocolate cake.It was with the remains of the cake that Dr.Blaschkane proved hitler’s death.

FITB.

7.

Seen in next slide is a televised debate held in October 2012 involving four candidates: Jill Stein, Gary Johnson, Virgil Goode, and Rocky Anderson. The debate was moderated by former television host Larry King. For what post are these candidates vying for?

8.

That of the US President. These were some of the 'third party' candidates that were also standing for election. From media coverage, it may seem as if there were only two candidates, but that's not the case.

Round 2

Take your pickEach question contains +10

marks

PoliticsEntertainment

SportsArts

What’s blanked out?

Politics

The given picture is of the first edition of an annual event that happens every year between february and march.This event completed its 86th edition this year.The picture was taken at a private dinner held at Roosevelt hotel in LA.What am i talking about?

Academy awards

Auction website eBay has two versions of X bottle openers on sale - one available for around £6.50, while another, which is said to have been created by a company in China, can be pre-ordered for £3.89.

X’s latest stint has resulted in the creation of various bottle openers, which are being sold online.

Who is being referred here?

Luis Suarez

Born:- Lisa Gherardini 15 June, 1479

Via Maggio, Florence, Italy.Died- 15 July, 1542 or ca. 1551

Convent of Saint Orsola, Florence, Italy.Spouse:- Francesco del Giocondo Children:- Piero del Giocondo

Suor Beatrice ( Camilla del Giocondo) Andrea del Giocondo Giocondo del Giocondo Suor Ludovica ( Marietta del Giocondo)

Also raised: Bartolomeo del GiocondoParents:- Antonmaria di Noldo Gherardini

Lucrezia del Caccia What is she well-known for?

Subject of Mona Lisa

Amu-oogle ConnectWritten round

+5 for individual slides

+25 for the main theme

Exchange your sheets

And the answers are.....

•Pandit Ravi Shankar•C V Raman•Sachin Tendulkar•M S Subbulakshmi•Nelson Mandela

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