FINALS

ROUND 1

6 Questions based on famous Ad Campaigns

Write your answers in a sheet.

Please exchange the sheets after the final question

+5 for correct answer

ANSWERS

ROUND 2

• Infinite Bounce (with pounce)

• Pounce : +10/-10

• Direct/Passed Question : +10/-0

Mexico - ‘refresco’ – (a brand of soft drink)

Brazil – ‘cervijinha’ – (a small beer)

Iraq – (a small coffee)

France or North Africa – un petit cadeau

Malaysia – kopi duit

India - ?

“Chai Pani” (or any other local and spirited euphemism for a bribe)

Answer

What iconic phrase has Maharashtra issued a ban on, since it is said to violate the Section 134 (1) of the Maharashtra Motor Vehicle Rules?

Answer

Id X & Y

The film X was shot under the fake production name "Flora's Letter".  Flora is the name of Y’s daughter. Y is the director of the movie. Identify X and Y

X= InterstellarY= Christopher Nolan

Answer

Explain the significance of this picture

Answer

2014 FIFA WORLD CUP MASCOTS FOR JAPAN TEAM

This New York Times cartoon created a controversy. What was it for ?

Answer

INDIA’S SUCCESSFUL MARS ORBITER MISSION

The inspiration for the brand name X came from a word made up by Jonathan Swift in his book Gulliver’s Travels.

A X was a person who was ugly and not a human in appearance.

Answer

YAHOO!

X was invented by two engineers Al Fielding and Swiss inventor Marc Chavannes in Hawthorne, N.J. in 1957.  The two were not, however, trying to make a product to be used as packaging material. Rather, they were trying to create a textured wallpaper. 

Not to be deterred, they then set about finding another use for their product.  The alternate use they came up with was to use it as greenhouse insulation.  While X by itself does create somewhat of an insulating effect, this idea didn’t pan out popularly either.

Identify X

AnswerBUBBLE WRAP

C.F. Andrews of New Statesman and Nation once cited:

“Hitler with his Brown Shirts, riding for a fall,Mussolini with his Black Shirts, back against the wallDe Valera with his Green Shirts, caring not at all,Three cheers for ______________________________”Fill in the Blanks

Three cheers for Mahatma Gandhi, with no shirt at all

Answer

William X, a candle maker, and James Y, a soap maker, both born in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, emigrated from England and Ireland respectively. They settled in Cincinnati initially and met when they married sisters, Olivia and Elizabeth Norris.

Alexander Norris, their father-in-law, called a meeting in which he persuaded his new sons-in-law to become business partners. On October 31, 1837, as a result of the suggestion, a new company was formed.

Identify X and Y or the company name

Answer

Procter and Gamble

Tiens (literally: "heavenly lion") is a Chinese multinational conglomerate, mainly operating in biotechnology, logistics, finance, property, international trade, retail, e-business, education and tourism. The company headquarters are in the port city of Tianjin

In May 2015 the company was in news. Why ?

In May 2015, the company sent 6,400 employees on a four day tour of France. While in Nice, they set a Guinness World Record for the longest "human made phrase"

Answer

In 1956 , Richard Stokes was taken by his father to witness a match at Old Trafford. Some 43 years later, Stokes, who became a trainer for KPMG Finance in Germany, was on a business trip to New Delhi, India.

In this process, he witnessed another incident which made him the only person with a unique record. What is the unique feat Stokes achieved ?

The only recorded person to have witnessed first hand both 10 wicket scalps (Jim Laker at Old Trafford and Anil Kumble at Feroz Shah Kotla).  

Answer

In June 2011 Shiv Nagar located in Muzaffarnagar district in UP changed its name to X after X helped install 15 hand pumps in the village thereby helping the villagers in fetching water.

The villagers in order to express their gratitude decided to change their hamlet’s name.

Id X.

Answer

In American folklore ,the lumberjack Paul Bunyan’s Giant footsteps formed the lakes of Minnesota.

The legend comes from the stories told by the lumberjacks of northern US. Once , He dragged his picks behind him.

What happened as a result.

AnswerTHE GRAND CANYON OF COLORADO

Set amidst the backdrop of the White Revolution of India (Operation Flood) which started in 1970,ushering an era of plenty, from a measly amount of milk production and distribution.

Aside from the great measurable success that this project was, it also demonstrated the power of "collective might".

Apart from having stalwarts in the cast and crew, there was a unique thing about this film ,the film was sponsored by 500,000 farmers of Gujarat, constituents of the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation a first of its kind production in feature films in India .

Id the film

Answer

ROUND 3

6 Questions based on google doodles, minimalist posters and amul girl posters

Write your answers in a sheet.

Please exchange the sheets after the final question

+5 for correct answer

BIRDMAN directed by : Alejandro González Iñárritu

CHARLES DICKENS

ROBERT MOOG

ROUND 4

• Infinite Bounce (with pounce)

• Pounce : +10/-10

• Direct/Passed Question : +10/-0

Identify these two great men in the poster. No partial points

AnswerNikola Tesla and Thomas Edison

I constantly had the top score for Gameboy Tetris in the Nintendo Power rankings. It got to where they wanted fresh names in the list and said they would not accept my submissions any longer.

So I spelled my name backwards and changed the city from Los Gatos to Saratoga. Sure enough, they printed that name at the top of the next list of scores.

I even have that issue of Nintendo Power, thanks to a thoughtful fan who gifted me with it recently.

Identify this famous personality.

Answer

Steve Wozniak, Co-Founder Apple

Although X is considered as a villain in the  Indian mythology, he had certain good qualities in him.

These good qualities were acknowledged by the Kuravar community in the Kollam District of Kerala where there lies an ancient shrine in Pavithreswaram dedicated to him

You can see a throne in the temple which is believed to be used by X.

Identify X

Answer

SHAKUNI

AnswerELON MUSK

CEO and CTO of SpaceXCEO and Product Architect of Tesla Motors Chairman of SolarCity

Her father was born in Tibet and raised in Delhi, while her mother was from Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh.

She has worked at a German bakery, a Jiffy Lube, and later a tax and retirement firm before pursuing her career as an actress.

She got her first break when she was studying to be a paediatric nurse in Orange County. Who?

Answer

SUNNY LEONE

“Rheson” is a Fashion brand started by two daughters of a Bollywood Actor.

According to them  it is not be a high fashion brand, but a high street brand, which is accessible, affordable and makes girls comfortable, given the Indian body type.

Identify the two sisters.

Answer

RHEA AND SONAM KAPOOR

ROUND 5

THE LONG CONNECT

• The question has a series of pictures leading to a common answer

• The earlier you guess the more points you get

• Answering at various intervals may result in positive or negative points

+40/-20

+30/-15

+25/-15

+15/-10

+10/-5

+5/0

ANSWERS

DeBeers: Diamonds are ForeverLogo for SpectreFrom Russia With LoveThe winning hand in Casino RoyaleGoldenEyeSkyfall

JAMES BOND MOVIES