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In-Quiz-itiveElimination Round
Quiz Master:
Kaushik PKNPGPM (2014-16)
06-08-2015
Rules
• Quizmaster is the God• Quizmaster is the only God unless the higher God decides
to intervene• Sleep deprived quizmaster is liable to be irritable and
violent
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
1. What collective word for kittens connect it to AmazonAns: Kindle
2. In 1995, it appeared in a book of useless inventions in Japan. Since then it has gone on to become a cool accessory to go with smart phones. What are we talking about?
Hint: Its related to the 2013 word of the yearAns: Sellfie Stick
3. If you move vertically on elevator and diagonally on escalator, on what you move horizontallyAns: Travelator
4. If 2010 FIFA world cup bought worldwide attention to Vuvuzela, what phenomenon, now associated with various sporting events did 1986 FIFA world cup introduceHint: 1986 world cup was hosted in Mexico
Ans: Mexican Waves
5. Players of Manchester Utd are called Red Devils, West Ham players are known as Hammers, similarly what do they call players of Southampton FCAns: The Saints
6. In affectionate remembrance of X, which died at the Oval on 29 August, Deeply lamented by large circle of sorrowing friends and acquaintancesR.I.P
Identify X and for bonus point identify the event it gave rise to?
Ans: English Cricket, Ashes was started
7. If 10 hurdles are there in 110 m Hurdle race, how many hurdles in 400 m hurdlesAns: 10
8. If Boeing 747 is known as a “Jumbo-Jet” then what is Boeing 787 commonly called
Ans: Dreamliner
9. What is common to Cupcake, Donut, Éclair, Ginger Bread, Honeycomb, X,Y and ZFor bonus point identify X,Y and Z
Hint: After Z latest Version was released this year
Ans: Android Versions, Ice-cream sandwich, Jellybean, KitKat
10. Its official name is “The Hellenic Republic”. How is this ancient country better known to usHint: This country was very much in news recently
Ans: Greece
11. In which computer game you come across Blinky, Inky, Pinky and Clyde
Ans: Pacman
12. What happened in the 31st Minute of the 2014 FIFA world-cup match between Mexico and Netherlands for the very first time in International Football
Ans: Cooling Break
13. According to Indian mythology who is the son of Shakuntala
Ans: Bharata
14. Which e-Commerce deal is being talked about as “Kunal calling Kunal”Ans: Snapdeal Acquiring Freecharge (Kunal Bahl & Kunal Shah)
15. Jim-O-Neill coined a term X in 2001 through the paper “Building Better Global Economy Xs” written for Goldman Sachs global economic paper series
Identify XHint: X is recently in news
Ans: BRIC
16. Ferule, Open Cap, Top notch, Rib Stretcher, Top spring, Central spring and Bottom spring, followed by a tip cup and then a crook
Top to down description of What?? Ans: Umbrella
17. What is the financial connection between the highlighted countries
Ans: Having rupee as currency
18. Who gave this epic ad Ans: Durex
19. Identify the company which used the variation of this famous RK Laxman’s cartoon as it’s logo.
For Bonus point identify the founder of the companyAns: Air Deccan, Capt. Gopinath
20. Adam's mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child's name?Ans: Adam
In-Quiz-itiveFinal Round
Rules
• 3 Rounds• First 2 Rounds in Infinite Bounce• Option of Pounce available in both rounds• Pounce and succeed – 15 points• Round 1: Pounce and fail-No negative points• Round 2: Pounce and fail-10 negative points• Final Round: Gamble Gamble your points before question
is asked… You win or lose the same points
Round 1
Connect the Following
Ans: Ratan Tata’s personal investments
Instead of GDP, Bhutan uses GNH as a measure of progress. It is an attempt to define an indicator that measures quality of life in more holistic terms instead of basing it on cold economics. What does GNH stand for
Hint: Bhutan is a/an X country in the world
1 point, if you correctly identify H in GNH Ans: Gross National Happiness
Malcom Nash Tilak Raj Gurman Randawa
Daan Van Bunge Stuart Broad
Connect them
Ans: Bowlers who were hit for 6 sixes in an over in official cricket
Identify this person who had a spectacular fall from grace in one of the biggest incident of Insider trading in Wal-streetAns: Rajat Gupta
Ayrton Senna John Dawson Damer Jules BianchiFritz Glatz Denis Welch
Connect them
Ans: Last 5 drivers who died due to crash in F1 racing
The creator of Archie comics Tom Moore passed away. In the world of Internet, what are Archie, Veronica and Jughead ?
Ans: Internet Search Engines
Douglas Englebart invented a device invented a device in 1960s which changed the way computing is done. The German name for the device is “Rollkugel” where the device got a more elegant form. What is this device that is used almost in every Tech firm todayAns: Mouse
I was born in Malaysia to Indian parents. I graduated from London School of Business and was an auditor in Virgin Atlantic. I got inspired by our founder Richard Bransen and retired as financial controller of Virgin records and started a company of my own. We recently expanded our operations to India. For full points Identify who am I and my companyAns: Tony Fernandes, Air Asia
Round 2
He was the most important person in Britain after Prime Minister. His position in Govt was something that was created specially to accommodate him. His position didn’t exist before his tenure and cease to exist after he leaves. He can connect dots that are far apart and seemingly unrelated to one another. His analytical skills are unmatched and are better than his more illustrious brother
Who am I referring to?Ans: Mycroft Holmes
I was born in Nagpur, Maharastra, completed my PhD from Columbia University and joined Morgan Stanley. Then I joined X as CEO when X was in the midst of huge crisis. I survived on $1 a year Salary with no bonus for 2 years becoming the lowest paid CEO of an MNC. Finally after 2 years I improved the performance of X so much so that my company gave me a compensation of $23.2 m making me one of the highest paid CEO
Identify me and my company XAns: Vikram Pandit, Citi Group
What is the speciality of this logoAns: Rider riding a bicycle
Allejandro Gonzalez Innaritu
Alfonso Cuaron Tom HooperAng Lee Michel
Hazanavicius
Connect them
Ans: Last 5 Oscar winning directors
Who published this ad? On what occasion was this ad publishedAns: Pepsi on April fools day
Bharat Ratna has been surrounded by several controversies. Identify which particular controversy following set of images are trying to depict
Self Nominated
In Cycling competitors often tend to form a tight little mass cycling together because it reduces drag. A 7 letter French word is usually used to refer such formation, very close in meaning to a 7 letter English word for a military unit. Give me either wordAns: Peleton or Platoon
Around 2nd Century AD, Maldives was nicknamed as “The Money Islands” because it was one of the major suppliers of something to the ancient world. The logo of Maldives Monetary Authority preserves this legacyWhat are we talking about??
Cowrey Shells used as currency then
Gamble
Jai Jawaan, Jai Kissan: Lal Bahadur Shastri::Jai Vigyan:_______Ans: Atal Bihari Vajapayee
On What occasion did Google came up with this doodleAns: Labours’ day (May Day)
This fruit is bore by the plant is known as Cocklebur, Xanthium or burdock. One of its characters influenced an invention which everyone of us have used at least once. What is the inventionAns: Velcro
Identify the missing company and identify the link between these companiesAns: Flipkart bought out all these. Myntra is missing company