Trumped (Grand Finale)

Format of the Quiz• Written Round.Written Round.(5)(5)• Mixed Bag.Mixed Bag.(15)(15)• Crossword.Crossword.(7)(7)• Written Round II.Written Round II.

(5)(5)• Mixed Bag II.Mixed Bag II.(15)(15)

Round 1 WrittenWritten

• 5 questions. 5 questions. • Each question carries Each question carries

5 marks.5 marks.• Full house ensure 5 Full house ensure 5

bonus. bonus.

What the round is all about????What the round is all about????* News and newsmakers of the recent times has been portrayed quite humourously through cartoons.* From the visual clues, you have to identify the incident / person / entity which came into news.

All the best………All the best………

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What has been blanked out?*

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From a ‘nobody’ to a ‘celebrity’…..who?

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Published on 18 September 2015 on the back of the

revelation of a major scandal….what word has been

blanked out?

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Sometime in 2014….whose high flying ambitions were caricatured?

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It was published before the dream turned real….Who?

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Which in-the-news hi-tech item is the reason behind this?

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From a ‘nobody’ to a ‘celebrity’…..who?

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Kanhaiya KumarKanhaiya Kumar

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Published on 18 September 2015 on the back of the

revelation of a major scandal….what word has been

blanked out?

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VolkswagenVolkswagen



Sometime in 2014….whose high flying ambitions were caricatured?

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Sepp BlatterSepp Blatter



It was published before the dream turned real….Who?

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Leonardo DiCaprioLeonardo DiCaprio



Which in-the-news hi-tech item is the reason behind this?

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Samsung Galaxy Note 7Samsung Galaxy Note 7


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Sharing his popular nickname

with this movie-star, this newsmaker is very

passionate about travel & mountaineering

and also a die-hard fan of

Manchester United. His dream

is to climb Mt. Everest, at least once.

Who is being talked about?

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Chandrakant NairChandrakant Nair

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Date : Feb 4, 2014The matter : Who am I?

I am 46. I've been married for 22 years and we have 3 kids. And like

anyone else, a lot of what I do and how I think has been shaped by my

family and my overall life experiences. Many who know me say I am

also defined by my curiosity and thirst for learning. I buy more books

than I can finish. I sign up for more online courses than I can complete.

………………….Which newsmaker was behind this ice-

breaking initiative?

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Satya NadellaSatya Nadella



To honour the newsmakers, Uber app Ususally applies a

little change in their icons. Two such instances took place

in Aug 20, 2016 & Feb 15, 2017. Identify both the instances.

(bigger vis – next slide)

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P.V. Sindhu & ISRO’s P.V. Sindhu & ISRO’s 104-104-

Satellites LaunchSatellites Launch



The US Copyright Office, in a 1,222-page report

discussing administrative practices, set the stage for a

number of long-term amendments in registration and

recordation policy. The topic of discussion was centred

around an unprotected intellectual property whose

‘creation’ had been said to be inspired by a divine spirit.

Which 2011 incident that took place in Indonesia, was the

reason behind all these stuffs?

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The Monkey-SelfieThe Monkey-Selfie



The decision to award the overall prize of the 60th

annual World Press Photo Contest to Burhan Ozbilici

was hugely controversial, with the Jury-member, Stuart

Franklin, criticised it by saying that it ‘reaffirms the

compact between martyrdom and publicity’. Ironically, it

was clicked during a photography exhibition.

Among the 80,408 photographs submitted by 5,034 photographers, what the winning

entry was all about?

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Assassination of Andrei Assassination of Andrei Karlov, the Russian Karlov, the Russian

Amabassador to TurkeyAmabassador to Turkey



Polls conducted in 2010

suggested that at least one

quarter of the adult

population doubted it

while a May 2011 survey

found that 13% of the

adults continued to express such

doubts. To salvage the situation, this ‘paper’ was published in

the govt. website. What was the

issue?

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Obama’s actual Obama’s actual birthplace birthplace was not was not

Hawaii but KenyaHawaii but Kenya



Morgan is a 2016 British-American sci-fi horror film

directed by Luke Scott in his directorial debut.

Unfortunately, it didn’t set the box-office on fire and one

noted critic has even commented – “The only thing worse

than the first three-quarters of Morgan is the supposed payoff, which

veers from the dumb to the really dumb to the so-dumb-you’ll-hardly-believe it”.

But why this trailer created news in all good sense?

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The first-ever movie The first-ever movie whose whose

trailer was made by AI, trailer was made by AI, IBM’s WatsonIBM’s Watson



A new story by the Conspiracy Theorists has been

doing the rounds since Nov, 2016. The entire episode’s root

lies in the honeymoon-period of a certain Mrs.

Margaret with her then high-profile husband, during the

early ‘70s, in a country where ‘fertile land is abundant’.

Mrs. Margaret’s flamboyant lifestyle and her subsequent

liaisons with other celebrities including Ted Kennedy and

Jack Nicholson, also added fuel to the fire.What is being talked about?

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Canadian PM Justin Canadian PM Justin Trudeau is the ‘Love Trudeau is the ‘Love

Child Child of Fidel Castroof Fidel Castro



The Guest-editor of the Dec 2014 edition of the tech-

magazine WIRED collaborated with comic-book artist Sean

Gordon Murphy to co-create a story called ‘Absolute Zero’.

Who is this guest editor?What is so special about that story?

(vis – next slide)

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Christopher Nolan & it’s Christopher Nolan & it’s a a

prequel to Interstellarprequel to Interstellar



Considered as a bright golf prospect, he won the

Sportstar Open golf tournament in 1996. His mother

Lalitha Balasubramaniam was one of the first golfers

from the South Indian links to gain national honours. His

marriage to Rupa ‘united not only two golfing families but

also two of city’s well-known business families’. Events followed after that made

him a frontpage news item.Why did this school-dropout come into news

in 2013-14?

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Gurunath Meiyappan Gurunath Meiyappan was was

caught in the IPL-caught in the IPL-ScandalScandal



It was originally planned to use only the song ‘Love Sick’,

but later on the production company decided to go for the

man himself. Shot across a palazzo near a Venetian

canal, the final product might look like an inauspicious

placement to others, but was actually the fulfillment of a

dream for him. New York-based DJ Dennis Elsas,

remarked - “I would be hesitant to say it’s awful or wonderful. It’s

just strange.”What is being talked about?

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Bob Dylan in the ad of Bob Dylan in the ad of Victoria’s SecretVictoria’s Secret



In an act of gamemanship during early 2017, Zsofia

Bedo once said about X – “I tried to know more about

my opponent. When you search for her, you find

pictures of a lady in tears. I am going to add more

such images to internet. Trust me!!!”. In reality, the result

was something else and X came up trump over Bedo.

Which pic. of X, that became frontpage news in 2014, has

been referred to by Bedo in her quote?

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Sarita Devi crying on Sarita Devi crying on Podium during the 2014 Podium during the 2014

Asian GamesAsian Games



Which National Film Awardee for Best Male Playback

Singer has sung this chart-topper?

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Rupam IslamRupam Islam



In late 2008, Aamer Ahmed Khan of the BBC Urdu website

and his colleagues came up with a novel way of covering

the insurgencies in the region. They sought help from a

local school teacher, Ziauddin. But BBC could not find any

willing candidate to start the project, as it was considered too

dangerous by their families. Finally, Ziauddin reqested

someone very close to him to do the honours and it started

on 3 January 2009 with the words – “I had a terrible dream yesterday with military

helicopters and the ......”.Whose journey of fame thus started?

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Malala YousufzaiMalala Yousufzai



To commemorate the 21 years of India TV’s iconic show

‘Aap Ki Adalat’, a gala event was organized on December 2014 that was graced by the

who’s who of India including the President & the PM. Three special guests

gifted the host Rajat Sharma a lungi, a transistor and a

towel, respectively. Later on, the four of them made merry with

the towel on the stage.

Who were those three special guests?

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SRK-Aamir-SalluSRK-Aamir-Sallu



Breaking away from the tradition, Rolex has made this

particular model - Deepsea Sea-Dweller with D-Blue

Dial 116660 watch, as a tribute to a solo journey of

6.8-mile which took 2 hours and 36 minutes. Which newsmaker made that historic

journey?

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James Cameron’s James Cameron’s journey journey

to the Mariana Trenchto the Mariana Trench


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In July, 2016, an organisation marked the 4th anniversary

of the day of the announcement of a landmark discovery

involving a process which had more than 10,000 individuals

from over 100 countries. The celebration was done by

preparing 400 specially prepared pizzas — with toppings

representing different elements of that historical project.

What was being celebrated?(vis – next two slides)

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CERN celebrated the CERN celebrated the discovery of Higgs discovery of Higgs

BosonBoson



Round 3 CrosswordCrossword

• 7 clues. 7 clues. • Each correct answer is worth Each correct answer is worth

5 marks.5 marks.• Full house ensure 10 bonus. Full house ensure 10 bonus.

What the round is all about????What the round is all about????

* This crossword puzzle is about the major award winners in different fields.* The names(first name, surname or the full name) are required to solve the puzzle.



Across2. Bookers for the books on

Thomas Cromwell. (6)4. Named after a biblical

character, he was raised as a Christian, but later

converted to Islam. (10)5. Often described as the first

journalist to receive the Lit-Noble, in 2015.

(10)7. Her rise to fame has literally

happened very fast, since the eponymous

titled debut album in 2006. (5)

Down1. A ‘Nobel’ man associated with

something very ‘god-ly’. (5,5)3. A waitress-cum-tobacco picker-

cum-library clerk, used to run a book shop

along with her former husband. (5)6. Batchmate of Prince William at

Eton College, he won the Oscar for

playing an Honorary Fellow of the Royal

Society of Arts. (5)

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Across2. Bookers for the books on

Thomas Cromwell. (6)4. Named after a biblical

character, he was raised as a Christian, but later

converted to Islam. (10)5. Often described as the first

journalist to receive the Lit-Noble, in 2015.

(10)7. Her rise to fame has literally

happened very fast, since the eponymous

titled debut album in 2006. (5)

Down1. A ‘Nobel’ man associated with

something very ‘god-ly’. (5,5)3. A waitress-cum-tobacco picker-

cum-library clerk, used to run a book shop

along with her former husband. (5)6. Batchmate of Prince William at

Eton College, he won the Oscar for

playing an Honorary Fellow of the Royal

Society of Arts. (5)

Round 4 Written IIWritten II

• 5 questions. 5 questions. • Each question carries Each question carries

5 marks.5 marks.• Full house ensure 5 Full house ensure 5

bonus. bonus.

What the round is all about????What the round is all about????* This round deals with the lego-representations of some noteworthy incidents.* Just identify the incident / person / entity mentioned in the question.



‘Say Cheese’ moment…..Put funda.

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The Oscar-SelfieThe Oscar-Selfie




After a not-so impressive outing in 2012, she decided to

hang up her boots in 2016 due to health issues.Who?

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This ex-serviceman became the first person to achieve a

near-impossible task in 2012 and was duly named

Laureus Sportsperson of the Year in his category.Who?

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Images from ‘a conceptual project based on every

woman’s journey of self knowledge and healing’ ….identify this Grammy-winning

project.

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Sale of a particular automobile brand rose 31% because

of this perfectly executed task.Who is this 50+ gentleman?

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Inspired by the anti-austerity protests in Spain (also

known as the 15-M Movement), this game-changing event

was initiated by the pro-environment group Adbusters.

What?

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After a not-so impressive outing in 2012, she decided to

hang up her boots in 2016 due to health issues.Who?

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McKayla MaroneyMcKayla Maroney



This ex-serviceman became the first person to achieve a

near-impossible task in 2012 and was duly named

Laureus Sportsperson of the Year in his category.Who?

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Felix BaumgartnerFelix Baumgartner



Images from ‘a conceptual project based on every

woman’s journey of self knowledge and healing’ ….identify this Grammy-winning

project.

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Beyonce’s LemonadeBeyonce’s Lemonade



Sale of a particular automobile brand rose 31% because

of this perfectly executed task.Who is this 50+ gentleman?

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Jean-Claude Van DammeJean-Claude Van Damme



Inspired by the anti-austerity protests in Spain (also

known as the 15-M Movement), this game-changing event

was initiated by the pro-environment group Adbusters.

What?

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Occupy Wall StreetOccupy Wall Street


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Public announcement of a then forthcoming

marriage….who was the groom?

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Benedict CumberbatchBenedict Cumberbatch



The taller lady, part of the bronze

winning team in the National

Swimming Championship when

she was just 15-years-old, owes a lot

of her character straits to sports.

She once said – “It was synchronized

swimming that taught me : Grit your teeth and smile”.

Which ‘hot seat’ she is occupying

since mid-2011?(bigger vis – next slide)

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Christine Lagarde Christine Lagarde became became

the the MD of the IMFMD of the IMF


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Pradip Bauri, a Panchayat-Pradhan turned ‘baul’ singer

has been arrested in 2016 from his Ruppur residence. Further investigations revealed

that one Bangladeshi national, Mohammed Hossain

Shipul, was the mastermind and two Europeans played

key role in the entire drama.

What was the case all about which again came back to

public memory because of a similar headline-grabbing

incident in Feb, 2017?

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Theft of Theft of Rabindranath’s Rabindranath’s

Nobel PrizeNobel Prize



A decent sportsman as a teenager, Kayle Leogrande gave

up sports at 17 and after marrying, having kids and

divorcing, he started his career as a tattoo artist. But after

watching someone’s inspiring performance on tv in 2004,

he resurrected his sporting career and soon joined a

professional team. But within two years he was

dramatically caught by the authority in charge of cheating

and this led to something huge. Who is said to be the biggest casualty of

this entireepisode?

(vis - next slide)

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Lance ArmstrongLance Armstrong



An engineer-cum-entrepreneur, she became the toast of

her nation in 2006, just a few days after her 40th birthday.

Her memoir, My Dream of Stars, vividly described that glorious chapter of her life. Why did she come into global attention,

albeit for a completely different reason, just a few

weeks ago?

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Anousheh Ansari (and Anousheh Ansari (and Firouz Firouz

Naderi) accepted the Oscar Naderi) accepted the Oscar on on

behalf of Asghar Farhadi, behalf of Asghar Farhadi, who who

won it for the Best Foreign won it for the Best Foreign Language Film for Language Film for

‘‘The Salesman’The Salesman’


2006 2017


The song, titled ‘Royals’ became an international

crossover hit and made the singer the youngest solo artist

to achieve a US #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 since

1987. Two SF radio stations have banned this song in

October 2014 for a completely non-musical reason.

Identify the singer.Why was it banned?

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Lorde & Lorde & Because of the Because of the World Series (baseball), World Series (baseball), where SF Giants were where SF Giants were

playing Kansas City playing Kansas City Royals Royals



3-months old Khajanchi Nath was a star campaigner for

Akhilesh Yadav during 2017-UP elections. Why was this baby in the limelight?

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He was born in a bank He was born in a bank queue during the queue during the

‘‘Demonitization’ sagaDemonitization’ saga



Adapted from a novel written by Michael Dobbs, a

former Chief of Staff at Conservative Party

headquarters, it was ranked 84th in the BFI list of the ‘100

Greatest British TV Programmes’. Why this 1990’s production that was said to

draw heavily from Shakespeare’s plays Macbeth and Rich

ard III, has been mentioned in todays’ quiz whose

syllabus roughly starts from the year 2010?

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House of CardsHouse of Cards



Ad-filmmaker Ram Subramanian launched Handloom

Picture Company in 2013. The company has since made

ads for Myntra, Dabur Chawanprash and many others. He

also runs a youtube channel by the name Voice of Ram,

which makes videos aimed at building a better India.

What’s his latest project that created a huge uproar, especially, in the social

media?

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Gurmehar Kaur VideoGurmehar Kaur Video



Opened on 20th March, it’s USP lies in the fact that it has

‘the worst view of any establishment of it’s type in the

world’. Located just adjacent to an iconic landmark, the

rooms get just 25 minutes of direct sunlight a day. It’s name is a pun on one of the

world’s best in the business.What is it’s name?

Who is the most famous owner of it? (vis – next slide)

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The Walled Off Hotel & The Walled Off Hotel & BanksyBanksy



Some of the interesting headlines in newspapers, across

the world, were ‘Jaws III’ & ‘Chow Baby’. As per the

psychologists, behaviour learnt in the oral stage of

development is the most probable explanation. Freudians

believe, for everything from a predilection for chewing

pencils all the way to full-blown vampirism.

What news-grabbing incident that immediately

‘benefitted’ 167 lucky ones, is being referred to?

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Luis Suarez biting Luis Suarez biting incident incident

during FIFA WC 2014during FIFA WC 2014



Based on a hindi short story, this 1960s film won the National Award for Best

Feature Film.Identify the film.

Why one of the songs of this critically acclaimed but

commercially flop movie doing the rounds now?

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Teesri Kasam & ‘Badri Ki Teesri Kasam & ‘Badri Ki Dulhania’ songDulhania’ song



The 2011-one signified the addition of a number of new

creations to those being created earlier. The 2014-one was

aimed to build on the earlier one exponentially and

make everything bigger. The latest one in 2017 signifies

collaborative efforts which make the workload

distributed among the different contributors.

What is being explained?

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Naming of the albums of Ed Naming of the albums of Ed SheeranSheeran



Succeeding a certain Innocent person, Angelo Corraro

became the ‘man-of-the-hour’ in 1406. But he did the ‘unthinkable’ in 1415. After

all these years, that unthinkable act has again been committed

by Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger in 2013.

What did they both manage to do, defying the normal

tradition?

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Resigned from PapacyResigned from Papacy



Who is the connecting link?

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George MichaelGeorge Michael



This Billboard-Charting ‘musician’ was nominated

twice for Grammy. First was in 1963 for the ‘Spoken

Word Album’ category for a comedy album on Columbia

Records in which the first eight tracks were listed as

‘Rounds’. Second was in 1977 for the ‘Best Recording

for Children’ category in which he collaborated with Frank

Sinatra.Who?

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Mohd. AliMohd. Ali



Just two days after history being made by Dawn Cook &

Stephanie Johnson on 6th March 2017, a Boeing 777-

200LR plane travelled 9,500 miles from Delhi to San

Francisco in 15-and-a-half hours. The airline, Air India has

already applied for a Guinness World Record and now plans

to operate similar flights as a way of celebrating the

occasion.What was so news-worthy of that flight?

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