The Mastermind

s QuizAN EVENT ORGANIZED BY THE MEMBERS OF

QUIZ CLUB.

Teams-•Team Himalayas•Team Alps•Team Andes•Team Nilgiri

1.Around the Stage in 15 seconds-This round will simply be a pass-on round. The

teams will be asked 3 questions based on General Knowledge. 15 seconds will be given for a direct question and 5 seconds for a passed one. A correct answer gets you +10, +5 for a passed one. There will be no negatives.

1. TEAM HIMALAYAS—WHICH TOUR DE FRANCE WINNER WAS STRIPPED OF HIS 7 TITLES IN 2012?

2. TEAM ALPS—WHAT IS A YOGA POSTURE CALLED?

3. TEAM ANDES—HOW MANY STARS ARE THERE ON THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES?

4. TEAM NILGIRI—WHICH SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY IS NAMED AFTER VENICE?

5. TEAM NILGIRI—WHAT IS THE FULL-FORM OF GPS?

6. TEAM ANDES—WHICH NUTS ARE USED IN MAKING MARZIPAN?

7. TEAM ALPS—WHICH IS THE WORLD’S LARGEST ISLAND?

8. TEAM HIMALYAS—IN WHICH STATE WAS INDIA’S FIRST ATOMIC POWER STATION SET UP?

9. TEAM HIMALAYAS—WHO WAS THE FOUNDER OF ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY?

10. TEAM ALPS—WHO FOUNDED THE ITALIAN CAR-MANUFACTURING COMPANY “FERRARI”?

11. TEAM ANDES—WHICH OCCUPIER OF THE THRONE OF DELHI ONCE SAID “KINGSHIP KNOWS NO KINSHIP”?

12. TEAM NILGIRI—WHICH IS THE MOST WIDELY SPOKEN LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD?

2.Stuck in Memory-This is a Memory Round. You will be

shown fifteen (15) articles for 20 seconds. You have to memorize them. Each correct guess fetches you +5. No negatives for this one. Send the teammate who eats the most number of almonds.

Team NILGIRI-

Team ANDES-

Team ALPS-

Team HIMALAYAS-

3.Can you connect?-The participants will be given hints to guess what is asked. The hints may be direct or indirect. A correct answer gets you +20. However a wrong answer will get you -10 marks. This is a buzzer round.

FOR EXAMPLE—IDENTIFY THE TEAM

1.—IDENTIFY THE EVENT

2.—IDENTIFY THE ORGANIZATION

3.—IDENTIFY THE PERSON

4.—IDENTIFY THE ORGANIZATION

5.—IDENTIFY THE SPORTSPERSON

6.—IDENTIFY THE PERSON

7.—IDENTIFY THE MOVIE

8.—IDENTIFY THE COMPANY

9.—IDENTIFY THE POLITICIAN

10.—IDENTIFY THE COMPANY

4.FAST & FURIOUS-This is the Rapid Fire Round. Every team gets 70 seconds to answer 6 questions. Each team gets +10 for a correct answer. There will be no negatives in this round.

Hope when you leave you have an enhanced

knowledge altogether!

Credits-Shantanu Kapoor