THE FINALS

ROUND 1 Dazed N’ Confused

RULES

•8 QUESTIONS•ON BOUNCE : +10 / 0

QUESTION 1

•What brand is named after this mountain range?

ANSWER

• MONT BLANC

QUESTION 2

•  It got its name from a bank robbery in Norrmalmstorg in  X in 1973. There was a bank robbery where two thieves held four people as hostages. When the thieves were arrested six days later, the hostages hugged and kissed the men who had kept them under control for six days.

What term came into existence because of this incident ?

ANSWER

• STOCKHOLM SYNDROME

QUESTION 3

• In 2011, a camera belonging to the photographer David Slater was used to take this photo in Indonesia. The photo found its way to Wikipedia, which Slater objected to, saying its free availability by Wikimedia cost him royalties. In 2014, the US Copyright Office ruled in favour of Wikipedia, saying this belonged to the public.• So what was different about this photo?

ANSWER

• IT WAS A SELFIE.

QUESTION 4 • Brandon Stanton is a photographer who strolls the streets of his city, taking pictures of passers-by and interviewing about their life experience. He then compiles the photos and captions on a blog and Facebook page, which have followers in millions.• In 2014, he has gone beyond boundaries to document street life in strife-torn places like Iraq, Jordan, Ukraine, Congo, South Sudan among others, as a part of a UN-sponsored tour.• What is this famous blog, administered by him?

ANSWER

• HUMANS OF NEW YORK

QUESTION 5

• Italian designer Marco Sodano is the mastermind behind these interpretations of three classic paintings. The idea for these pixelated versions is that every child with access to _______ can become a great artist just like Da Vinci.

• IMAGE IN NEXT SLIDE

ANSWER

• LEGO!

QUESTION 6• The X line is a 10-km long defensive line made

of dragon's teeth that was built during the second World War between Bassins and Prangins, in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. These lines of defensive blocks can be found all over Switzerland, but more predominantly in border areas. Their purpose was to stop tank invasions. The 2,700 9-ton concrete blocks that make up the defences are similar to the shape of X , which gave its name to the line.

• IMAGE IN NEXT SLIDE

ANSWER

• THE TOBLERONE LINE

QUESTION 7

Why is this photo of American President Obama, taken during a visit to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, in the US, significant? (the visit was in April 2012)

<IMAGE IN NEXT SLIDE>

ANSWER

• A TRIBUTE TO ROSA PARKS

QUESTION 8

• In the world of pencil manufacturing , what is a ferrule?

ANSWER

• FERRULE IS THE TERM THAT REFERS TO THE METAL SLEEVE THAT HOLDS THE ERASER TO THE END OF A PENCIL.

ROUND 2COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN

RULES

•8 QUESTIONS•BOUNCE : +10/0•POUNCE : +15/-5

QUESTION 1• This artist passed away in 2014.• He was often mononymously known, with the instrument he played attached to his name.• A child prodigy, he recorded an album which George Harrison from the Beatles called, “his favourite piece of Indian music”.• IDENTIFY the artist.• <AUDIO>

ANSWER

• MANDOLIN SHRINIVAS

QUESTION 2• This person’s artistic skills were exposed to the world when a hacker infiltrated his e-mail system.• The exhibition ‘ The Art of Leadership’ was conducted showcasing his paintings, mostly of world leaders including Manmohan Singh and Vladimir Putin.•Who is the artist?• <IMAGE OF PAINTINGS ON NEXT SLIDE>

ANSWER

• GEORGE W. BUSH

QUESTION 3• In the UK, X  originally referred to a practice undertaken by colleges and legal practitioners, introduced by a ruler who believed it would help in the harvest of grapes.•A large number of affluent people would move to a different place during this time, leaving their house empty.•But X in the modern sense is relatively new.•Once restricted to the rich and generally drawing disapproval from society, it has now become widespread among the middle/working classes.• ID X.

ANSWER

• VACATION

QUESTION 4

What is the video game named after this person?

ANSWER

• MADDEN NFL!• PIC OF JOHN MADDEN.

QUESTION 5

•Late umpire David Shepherd started doing this from his early umpiring days when something happened during the match.• Identify.•<Image in the next slide>

ANSWER

• WHENEVER THE SCORE REACHED A NELSON ( 111 )

QUESTION 6

•Identify the Ad featuring Mikhail Gorbachev.

ANSWER

• LOUIS VUITTON

QUESTION 7• John Cage was an American experimental composer who made a piece called 4’33’’ read as 4 minutes 33 seconds. This was his most talked about and controversial work.• The performance of 4’33’’ was considered a reflection of Zen Buddhism.•What is special about the piece 4’33”?

ANSWER

• 4 MINUTES 33 SECONDS OF SILENCE.

QUESTION 8• "Within one year," he told a reporter, "I taught myself to do all the things you could do on a wire. I learned the backward somersault, the front somersault, the unicycle, the bicycle, the chair on the wire, jumping through hoops. But I thought, 'What is the big deal here? It looks almost ugly.' So I started to discard those tricks and to reinvent my art.“• This is a quote by Philippe Petit. What is his most renowned feat ?

ANSWER

• WALKING ON A ROPE TIED ACROSS THE TWIN TOWERS OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTRE.

ROUND 3

ROCK AND ROLL

RULES

•ALL QUESTIONS BASED ON ENTERTAINMENT•4 QUESTIONS•ON BOUNCE : +10 / 0•ON POUNCE : +15/-5

QUESTION 1

•The Machete Order is an order to watch something which goes in the progression of

IV, V, II, III, VI.What are we referring to?

ANSWER

• IT IS AN ORDER TO WATCH THE STAR WARS MOVIES.

QUESTION 2.• The following are a few of the 12 people that belong to a particular list referred

to as EGOT . Each letter of EGOT stands for something specific.-Whoopi Goldberg-Audrey Hepburn- Mel Brooks- Helen Hayes- Rita MorenoWhat does EGOT stand for?

ANSWER

• EMMY GRAMMY OSCAR TONY

QUESTION 3 : CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!• Ironically, one of the most popular figures associated with

Christmas is a grumpy character who has an anti-holiday spirit. • In 2002, TV Guide ranked it number 5 on its "50 Greatest

Cartoon Characters of All Time" list.• It’s name is invoked in conversation when the so-called

Christmas spirit is short in supply.• The actor who played the character in a 2000 film version

needed 8 hours of make-up which was so excruciating and uncomfortable that the crew had to hire a counsellor who had worked as a torture-resistance expert in the CIA and Navy Seals to help him cope with the gruelling shoot of the movie.• IDENTIFY THE CHARACTER.

ANSWER

• THE GRINCH

QUESTION 4

• This video features a guest on the American Talk Show Conan in 2012. • The man featured in this video passed away in February 2013 when he was shot along with his friend.• This personality rose to worldwide fame when a movie was made about him in 2014.• IDENTIFY THE MOVIE.

ANSWER

• AMERICAN SNIPER

QUESTION 5

•CONNECT THE FOLLOWING MOVIES BY VISHAL BHARDWAJ•IMAGES FOLLOW

ANSWER

• MOVIES BASED ON SHAKESPEARE PLAYS• MAQBOOL- MACBETH• OMKARA – OTHELLO• HAIDER - HAMLET

QUESTION 6

•A US organisation has a training camp located on a Marine Corps Base in a town in the state of Virginia for law enforcement recruits and other functions. What's the town called, whose name now has an entertainment connection?

ANSWER

• QUANTICO

QUESTION 7

•This piece(audio) called 1812 Overture has become a common accompaniment to fireworks displays.•The overture is best known for it’s rather intense ending which even involves firing of cannons in the piece.•Who composed 1812 Overture?

ANSWER

• TCHAIKOVSKY

QUESTION 8•What is special about the brand ‘Red Apple’ cigarettes?

ANSWER

• FICTIONAL BRAND IN QUENTIN TARANTINO MOVIES

ROUND 4CODA

RULES

• 4 QUESTIONS• CONNECT ALL ELEMENTS TO GIVE ONE ANSWER.

POUNCE +40/-20

QUESTION 1

ANSWER

• DAYS OF THE WEEK!

QUESTION 2

•CONNECT 4 AUDIOS

ANSWER

• CLAIRE DE LUNE• MOONLIGHT SONATA• MOON RIVER• ECLIPSE ( FROM DARK SIDE OF THE MOON )

CONNECT - MOON

QUESTION 3

•COMPASS WRENCH•LEFT HANDED SCREWDRIVER•STRIPED PAINT• AC BATTERY

ANSWER

• THEY DO NOT EXIST / FOOL’S ERRAND OBJECTS

QUESTION 4

ANSWER

• ALL OF THEM HAVE PLAYED FOR TWO INTERNATIONAL TEAMS!

THANK YOU!