INCENDIUM MAINS
AscendingROUND 1
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Clockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 Inspired by what
Carven the Fall 2012 was supposed tobe a underground label a brainchild ofdesigner Guillaume Henry But due to hissharp directions and popularity of the
collection among the young girlsCarven has risen up to be a upfrontdesign store The elegant and colourful
designs were inspired from bdquosomething‟(picture of a design in the next slide)
The Garden of Earthly Delights by
Hieronymus Bosch
2 Id the red-circled personality
This photograph has taken from a letter writtenby Horace de Vere Cole to one of his friend abouta hoax involving Cole and other five persons
On 7 February 1910 they donned beards andcostumes to disguise themselves as Abyssinianprinces and gained access to the pride of theBritish naval fleet On the ship they with fakeidentities got full royal treatment any officersfrom the ship canrsquot recognised them
Virginia Woolf amp this hoax is most
famously known as ldquoDreadnought Hoaxrdquo
3 Which painting
This is a scene from the movie Mean Streets where we can see De Niro`s
entrance in a bar According to the director Martin Scorsese he used
this painting as an inspiration for the scene He loved the way the painter
painted the people getting up sitting talking in a stylish manner
According to him he was inspired by the painter`s manner of modern
staging
Caravaggio`s
The Calling of St Matthew
4 Name the lyricist
This is one of the most famous
songs of Asha Bhosle`s career
The film is Kadambari
Ambar si ek (Audio removed)
Amrita Pritam
5 Which character
This is psychology test created by this man
(picture in the next slide) that used ink on a
blotted paper and the shapes symbolized the
man`s state of mind There were various shapes
depending on the mood change and this test
was named after the creator
This test can be directly associated to a
character
Rorschach
6 What is its importance in cricketing world
ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-dayGrown to this faction in the Temple-gardenShall send between the ___ ____ and the _____A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo
This is a verse from Shakespeare`s Henry VI Part 1 This verse is adirect reference to one of the most iconic events in English
history The name of the event came into common use in thenineteenth century after the publication of the novel Anne ofGeierstein by Sir Walter Scott
The Roses Match inspired from the
Wars of the Roses
The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire
County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club
The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster
and York for the throne of England
ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day
Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden
Shall send between the Red Rose and the White
A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo
On Open Pounce +20-20
Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the
music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for
bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc
7 What is the movie based on
Based on The Ramayana and told
through the point of view of its monkeys
Which particular style of paintings inspired
these bdquoMasaan‟ posters
Audience Question
Madhubani Paintings
8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo
Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle
racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year
But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to
around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo
and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then
Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought
out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash
for six winners
Wonka Bars
9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the
name of the book
This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult
I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite
I want your wife to be my baby tonight
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]
Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your
brains
Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in
the rain
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]
Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015
10 FITB Also name the creator
NO PART POINTS
This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long
running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century
Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo
11 Which Painting
This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on
Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly
inspired from this painting
Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso
12 Which album
This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of
about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic
eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence
the name
The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album
covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe
and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway
To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the
Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style
paper)
Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
AscendingROUND 1
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Clockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 Inspired by what
Carven the Fall 2012 was supposed tobe a underground label a brainchild ofdesigner Guillaume Henry But due to hissharp directions and popularity of the
collection among the young girlsCarven has risen up to be a upfrontdesign store The elegant and colourful
designs were inspired from bdquosomething‟(picture of a design in the next slide)
The Garden of Earthly Delights by
Hieronymus Bosch
2 Id the red-circled personality
This photograph has taken from a letter writtenby Horace de Vere Cole to one of his friend abouta hoax involving Cole and other five persons
On 7 February 1910 they donned beards andcostumes to disguise themselves as Abyssinianprinces and gained access to the pride of theBritish naval fleet On the ship they with fakeidentities got full royal treatment any officersfrom the ship canrsquot recognised them
Virginia Woolf amp this hoax is most
famously known as ldquoDreadnought Hoaxrdquo
3 Which painting
This is a scene from the movie Mean Streets where we can see De Niro`s
entrance in a bar According to the director Martin Scorsese he used
this painting as an inspiration for the scene He loved the way the painter
painted the people getting up sitting talking in a stylish manner
According to him he was inspired by the painter`s manner of modern
staging
Caravaggio`s
The Calling of St Matthew
4 Name the lyricist
This is one of the most famous
songs of Asha Bhosle`s career
The film is Kadambari
Ambar si ek (Audio removed)
Amrita Pritam
5 Which character
This is psychology test created by this man
(picture in the next slide) that used ink on a
blotted paper and the shapes symbolized the
man`s state of mind There were various shapes
depending on the mood change and this test
was named after the creator
This test can be directly associated to a
character
Rorschach
6 What is its importance in cricketing world
ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-dayGrown to this faction in the Temple-gardenShall send between the ___ ____ and the _____A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo
This is a verse from Shakespeare`s Henry VI Part 1 This verse is adirect reference to one of the most iconic events in English
history The name of the event came into common use in thenineteenth century after the publication of the novel Anne ofGeierstein by Sir Walter Scott
The Roses Match inspired from the
Wars of the Roses
The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire
County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club
The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster
and York for the throne of England
ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day
Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden
Shall send between the Red Rose and the White
A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo
On Open Pounce +20-20
Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the
music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for
bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc
7 What is the movie based on
Based on The Ramayana and told
through the point of view of its monkeys
Which particular style of paintings inspired
these bdquoMasaan‟ posters
Audience Question
Madhubani Paintings
8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo
Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle
racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year
But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to
around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo
and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then
Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought
out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash
for six winners
Wonka Bars
9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the
name of the book
This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult
I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite
I want your wife to be my baby tonight
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]
Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your
brains
Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in
the rain
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]
Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015
10 FITB Also name the creator
NO PART POINTS
This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long
running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century
Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo
11 Which Painting
This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on
Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly
inspired from this painting
Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso
12 Which album
This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of
about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic
eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence
the name
The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album
covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe
and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway
To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the
Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style
paper)
Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Clockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 Inspired by what
Carven the Fall 2012 was supposed tobe a underground label a brainchild ofdesigner Guillaume Henry But due to hissharp directions and popularity of the
collection among the young girlsCarven has risen up to be a upfrontdesign store The elegant and colourful
designs were inspired from bdquosomething‟(picture of a design in the next slide)
The Garden of Earthly Delights by
Hieronymus Bosch
2 Id the red-circled personality
This photograph has taken from a letter writtenby Horace de Vere Cole to one of his friend abouta hoax involving Cole and other five persons
On 7 February 1910 they donned beards andcostumes to disguise themselves as Abyssinianprinces and gained access to the pride of theBritish naval fleet On the ship they with fakeidentities got full royal treatment any officersfrom the ship canrsquot recognised them
Virginia Woolf amp this hoax is most
famously known as ldquoDreadnought Hoaxrdquo
3 Which painting
This is a scene from the movie Mean Streets where we can see De Niro`s
entrance in a bar According to the director Martin Scorsese he used
this painting as an inspiration for the scene He loved the way the painter
painted the people getting up sitting talking in a stylish manner
According to him he was inspired by the painter`s manner of modern
staging
Caravaggio`s
The Calling of St Matthew
4 Name the lyricist
This is one of the most famous
songs of Asha Bhosle`s career
The film is Kadambari
Ambar si ek (Audio removed)
Amrita Pritam
5 Which character
This is psychology test created by this man
(picture in the next slide) that used ink on a
blotted paper and the shapes symbolized the
man`s state of mind There were various shapes
depending on the mood change and this test
was named after the creator
This test can be directly associated to a
character
Rorschach
6 What is its importance in cricketing world
ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-dayGrown to this faction in the Temple-gardenShall send between the ___ ____ and the _____A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo
This is a verse from Shakespeare`s Henry VI Part 1 This verse is adirect reference to one of the most iconic events in English
history The name of the event came into common use in thenineteenth century after the publication of the novel Anne ofGeierstein by Sir Walter Scott
The Roses Match inspired from the
Wars of the Roses
The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire
County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club
The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster
and York for the throne of England
ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day
Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden
Shall send between the Red Rose and the White
A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo
On Open Pounce +20-20
Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the
music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for
bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc
7 What is the movie based on
Based on The Ramayana and told
through the point of view of its monkeys
Which particular style of paintings inspired
these bdquoMasaan‟ posters
Audience Question
Madhubani Paintings
8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo
Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle
racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year
But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to
around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo
and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then
Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought
out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash
for six winners
Wonka Bars
9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the
name of the book
This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult
I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite
I want your wife to be my baby tonight
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]
Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your
brains
Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in
the rain
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]
Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015
10 FITB Also name the creator
NO PART POINTS
This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long
running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century
Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo
11 Which Painting
This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on
Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly
inspired from this painting
Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso
12 Which album
This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of
about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic
eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence
the name
The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album
covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe
and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway
To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the
Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style
paper)
Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
1 Inspired by what
Carven the Fall 2012 was supposed tobe a underground label a brainchild ofdesigner Guillaume Henry But due to hissharp directions and popularity of the
collection among the young girlsCarven has risen up to be a upfrontdesign store The elegant and colourful
designs were inspired from bdquosomething‟(picture of a design in the next slide)
The Garden of Earthly Delights by
Hieronymus Bosch
2 Id the red-circled personality
This photograph has taken from a letter writtenby Horace de Vere Cole to one of his friend abouta hoax involving Cole and other five persons
On 7 February 1910 they donned beards andcostumes to disguise themselves as Abyssinianprinces and gained access to the pride of theBritish naval fleet On the ship they with fakeidentities got full royal treatment any officersfrom the ship canrsquot recognised them
Virginia Woolf amp this hoax is most
famously known as ldquoDreadnought Hoaxrdquo
3 Which painting
This is a scene from the movie Mean Streets where we can see De Niro`s
entrance in a bar According to the director Martin Scorsese he used
this painting as an inspiration for the scene He loved the way the painter
painted the people getting up sitting talking in a stylish manner
According to him he was inspired by the painter`s manner of modern
staging
Caravaggio`s
The Calling of St Matthew
4 Name the lyricist
This is one of the most famous
songs of Asha Bhosle`s career
The film is Kadambari
Ambar si ek (Audio removed)
Amrita Pritam
5 Which character
This is psychology test created by this man
(picture in the next slide) that used ink on a
blotted paper and the shapes symbolized the
man`s state of mind There were various shapes
depending on the mood change and this test
was named after the creator
This test can be directly associated to a
character
Rorschach
6 What is its importance in cricketing world
ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-dayGrown to this faction in the Temple-gardenShall send between the ___ ____ and the _____A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo
This is a verse from Shakespeare`s Henry VI Part 1 This verse is adirect reference to one of the most iconic events in English
history The name of the event came into common use in thenineteenth century after the publication of the novel Anne ofGeierstein by Sir Walter Scott
The Roses Match inspired from the
Wars of the Roses
The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire
County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club
The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster
and York for the throne of England
ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day
Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden
Shall send between the Red Rose and the White
A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo
On Open Pounce +20-20
Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the
music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for
bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc
7 What is the movie based on
Based on The Ramayana and told
through the point of view of its monkeys
Which particular style of paintings inspired
these bdquoMasaan‟ posters
Audience Question
Madhubani Paintings
8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo
Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle
racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year
But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to
around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo
and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then
Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought
out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash
for six winners
Wonka Bars
9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the
name of the book
This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult
I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite
I want your wife to be my baby tonight
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]
Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your
brains
Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in
the rain
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]
Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015
10 FITB Also name the creator
NO PART POINTS
This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long
running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century
Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo
11 Which Painting
This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on
Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly
inspired from this painting
Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso
12 Which album
This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of
about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic
eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence
the name
The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album
covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe
and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway
To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the
Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style
paper)
Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
The Garden of Earthly Delights by
Hieronymus Bosch
2 Id the red-circled personality
This photograph has taken from a letter writtenby Horace de Vere Cole to one of his friend abouta hoax involving Cole and other five persons
On 7 February 1910 they donned beards andcostumes to disguise themselves as Abyssinianprinces and gained access to the pride of theBritish naval fleet On the ship they with fakeidentities got full royal treatment any officersfrom the ship canrsquot recognised them
Virginia Woolf amp this hoax is most
famously known as ldquoDreadnought Hoaxrdquo
3 Which painting
This is a scene from the movie Mean Streets where we can see De Niro`s
entrance in a bar According to the director Martin Scorsese he used
this painting as an inspiration for the scene He loved the way the painter
painted the people getting up sitting talking in a stylish manner
According to him he was inspired by the painter`s manner of modern
staging
Caravaggio`s
The Calling of St Matthew
4 Name the lyricist
This is one of the most famous
songs of Asha Bhosle`s career
The film is Kadambari
Ambar si ek (Audio removed)
Amrita Pritam
5 Which character
This is psychology test created by this man
(picture in the next slide) that used ink on a
blotted paper and the shapes symbolized the
man`s state of mind There were various shapes
depending on the mood change and this test
was named after the creator
This test can be directly associated to a
character
Rorschach
6 What is its importance in cricketing world
ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-dayGrown to this faction in the Temple-gardenShall send between the ___ ____ and the _____A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo
This is a verse from Shakespeare`s Henry VI Part 1 This verse is adirect reference to one of the most iconic events in English
history The name of the event came into common use in thenineteenth century after the publication of the novel Anne ofGeierstein by Sir Walter Scott
The Roses Match inspired from the
Wars of the Roses
The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire
County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club
The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster
and York for the throne of England
ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day
Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden
Shall send between the Red Rose and the White
A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo
On Open Pounce +20-20
Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the
music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for
bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc
7 What is the movie based on
Based on The Ramayana and told
through the point of view of its monkeys
Which particular style of paintings inspired
these bdquoMasaan‟ posters
Audience Question
Madhubani Paintings
8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo
Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle
racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year
But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to
around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo
and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then
Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought
out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash
for six winners
Wonka Bars
9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the
name of the book
This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult
I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite
I want your wife to be my baby tonight
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]
Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your
brains
Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in
the rain
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]
Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015
10 FITB Also name the creator
NO PART POINTS
This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long
running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century
Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo
11 Which Painting
This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on
Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly
inspired from this painting
Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso
12 Which album
This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of
about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic
eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence
the name
The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album
covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe
and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway
To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the
Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style
paper)
Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
2 Id the red-circled personality
This photograph has taken from a letter writtenby Horace de Vere Cole to one of his friend abouta hoax involving Cole and other five persons
On 7 February 1910 they donned beards andcostumes to disguise themselves as Abyssinianprinces and gained access to the pride of theBritish naval fleet On the ship they with fakeidentities got full royal treatment any officersfrom the ship canrsquot recognised them
Virginia Woolf amp this hoax is most
famously known as ldquoDreadnought Hoaxrdquo
3 Which painting
This is a scene from the movie Mean Streets where we can see De Niro`s
entrance in a bar According to the director Martin Scorsese he used
this painting as an inspiration for the scene He loved the way the painter
painted the people getting up sitting talking in a stylish manner
According to him he was inspired by the painter`s manner of modern
staging
Caravaggio`s
The Calling of St Matthew
4 Name the lyricist
This is one of the most famous
songs of Asha Bhosle`s career
The film is Kadambari
Ambar si ek (Audio removed)
Amrita Pritam
5 Which character
This is psychology test created by this man
(picture in the next slide) that used ink on a
blotted paper and the shapes symbolized the
man`s state of mind There were various shapes
depending on the mood change and this test
was named after the creator
This test can be directly associated to a
character
Rorschach
6 What is its importance in cricketing world
ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-dayGrown to this faction in the Temple-gardenShall send between the ___ ____ and the _____A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo
This is a verse from Shakespeare`s Henry VI Part 1 This verse is adirect reference to one of the most iconic events in English
history The name of the event came into common use in thenineteenth century after the publication of the novel Anne ofGeierstein by Sir Walter Scott
The Roses Match inspired from the
Wars of the Roses
The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire
County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club
The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster
and York for the throne of England
ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day
Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden
Shall send between the Red Rose and the White
A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo
On Open Pounce +20-20
Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the
music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for
bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc
7 What is the movie based on
Based on The Ramayana and told
through the point of view of its monkeys
Which particular style of paintings inspired
these bdquoMasaan‟ posters
Audience Question
Madhubani Paintings
8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo
Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle
racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year
But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to
around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo
and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then
Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought
out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash
for six winners
Wonka Bars
9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the
name of the book
This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult
I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite
I want your wife to be my baby tonight
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]
Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your
brains
Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in
the rain
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]
Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015
10 FITB Also name the creator
NO PART POINTS
This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long
running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century
Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo
11 Which Painting
This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on
Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly
inspired from this painting
Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso
12 Which album
This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of
about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic
eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence
the name
The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album
covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe
and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway
To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the
Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style
paper)
Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Virginia Woolf amp this hoax is most
famously known as ldquoDreadnought Hoaxrdquo
3 Which painting
This is a scene from the movie Mean Streets where we can see De Niro`s
entrance in a bar According to the director Martin Scorsese he used
this painting as an inspiration for the scene He loved the way the painter
painted the people getting up sitting talking in a stylish manner
According to him he was inspired by the painter`s manner of modern
staging
Caravaggio`s
The Calling of St Matthew
4 Name the lyricist
This is one of the most famous
songs of Asha Bhosle`s career
The film is Kadambari
Ambar si ek (Audio removed)
Amrita Pritam
5 Which character
This is psychology test created by this man
(picture in the next slide) that used ink on a
blotted paper and the shapes symbolized the
man`s state of mind There were various shapes
depending on the mood change and this test
was named after the creator
This test can be directly associated to a
character
Rorschach
6 What is its importance in cricketing world
ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-dayGrown to this faction in the Temple-gardenShall send between the ___ ____ and the _____A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo
This is a verse from Shakespeare`s Henry VI Part 1 This verse is adirect reference to one of the most iconic events in English
history The name of the event came into common use in thenineteenth century after the publication of the novel Anne ofGeierstein by Sir Walter Scott
The Roses Match inspired from the
Wars of the Roses
The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire
County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club
The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster
and York for the throne of England
ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day
Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden
Shall send between the Red Rose and the White
A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo
On Open Pounce +20-20
Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the
music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for
bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc
7 What is the movie based on
Based on The Ramayana and told
through the point of view of its monkeys
Which particular style of paintings inspired
these bdquoMasaan‟ posters
Audience Question
Madhubani Paintings
8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo
Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle
racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year
But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to
around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo
and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then
Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought
out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash
for six winners
Wonka Bars
9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the
name of the book
This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult
I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite
I want your wife to be my baby tonight
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]
Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your
brains
Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in
the rain
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]
Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015
10 FITB Also name the creator
NO PART POINTS
This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long
running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century
Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo
11 Which Painting
This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on
Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly
inspired from this painting
Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso
12 Which album
This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of
about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic
eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence
the name
The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album
covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe
and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway
To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the
Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style
paper)
Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
3 Which painting
This is a scene from the movie Mean Streets where we can see De Niro`s
entrance in a bar According to the director Martin Scorsese he used
this painting as an inspiration for the scene He loved the way the painter
painted the people getting up sitting talking in a stylish manner
According to him he was inspired by the painter`s manner of modern
staging
Caravaggio`s
The Calling of St Matthew
4 Name the lyricist
This is one of the most famous
songs of Asha Bhosle`s career
The film is Kadambari
Ambar si ek (Audio removed)
Amrita Pritam
5 Which character
This is psychology test created by this man
(picture in the next slide) that used ink on a
blotted paper and the shapes symbolized the
man`s state of mind There were various shapes
depending on the mood change and this test
was named after the creator
This test can be directly associated to a
character
Rorschach
6 What is its importance in cricketing world
ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-dayGrown to this faction in the Temple-gardenShall send between the ___ ____ and the _____A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo
This is a verse from Shakespeare`s Henry VI Part 1 This verse is adirect reference to one of the most iconic events in English
history The name of the event came into common use in thenineteenth century after the publication of the novel Anne ofGeierstein by Sir Walter Scott
The Roses Match inspired from the
Wars of the Roses
The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire
County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club
The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster
and York for the throne of England
ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day
Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden
Shall send between the Red Rose and the White
A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo
On Open Pounce +20-20
Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the
music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for
bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc
7 What is the movie based on
Based on The Ramayana and told
through the point of view of its monkeys
Which particular style of paintings inspired
these bdquoMasaan‟ posters
Audience Question
Madhubani Paintings
8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo
Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle
racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year
But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to
around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo
and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then
Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought
out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash
for six winners
Wonka Bars
9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the
name of the book
This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult
I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite
I want your wife to be my baby tonight
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]
Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your
brains
Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in
the rain
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]
Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015
10 FITB Also name the creator
NO PART POINTS
This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long
running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century
Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo
11 Which Painting
This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on
Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly
inspired from this painting
Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso
12 Which album
This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of
about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic
eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence
the name
The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album
covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe
and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway
To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the
Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style
paper)
Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Caravaggio`s
The Calling of St Matthew
4 Name the lyricist
This is one of the most famous
songs of Asha Bhosle`s career
The film is Kadambari
Ambar si ek (Audio removed)
Amrita Pritam
5 Which character
This is psychology test created by this man
(picture in the next slide) that used ink on a
blotted paper and the shapes symbolized the
man`s state of mind There were various shapes
depending on the mood change and this test
was named after the creator
This test can be directly associated to a
character
Rorschach
6 What is its importance in cricketing world
ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-dayGrown to this faction in the Temple-gardenShall send between the ___ ____ and the _____A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo
This is a verse from Shakespeare`s Henry VI Part 1 This verse is adirect reference to one of the most iconic events in English
history The name of the event came into common use in thenineteenth century after the publication of the novel Anne ofGeierstein by Sir Walter Scott
The Roses Match inspired from the
Wars of the Roses
The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire
County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club
The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster
and York for the throne of England
ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day
Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden
Shall send between the Red Rose and the White
A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo
On Open Pounce +20-20
Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the
music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for
bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc
7 What is the movie based on
Based on The Ramayana and told
through the point of view of its monkeys
Which particular style of paintings inspired
these bdquoMasaan‟ posters
Audience Question
Madhubani Paintings
8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo
Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle
racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year
But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to
around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo
and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then
Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought
out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash
for six winners
Wonka Bars
9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the
name of the book
This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult
I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite
I want your wife to be my baby tonight
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]
Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your
brains
Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in
the rain
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]
Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015
10 FITB Also name the creator
NO PART POINTS
This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long
running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century
Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo
11 Which Painting
This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on
Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly
inspired from this painting
Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso
12 Which album
This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of
about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic
eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence
the name
The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album
covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe
and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway
To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the
Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style
paper)
Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
4 Name the lyricist
This is one of the most famous
songs of Asha Bhosle`s career
The film is Kadambari
Ambar si ek (Audio removed)
Amrita Pritam
5 Which character
This is psychology test created by this man
(picture in the next slide) that used ink on a
blotted paper and the shapes symbolized the
man`s state of mind There were various shapes
depending on the mood change and this test
was named after the creator
This test can be directly associated to a
character
Rorschach
6 What is its importance in cricketing world
ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-dayGrown to this faction in the Temple-gardenShall send between the ___ ____ and the _____A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo
This is a verse from Shakespeare`s Henry VI Part 1 This verse is adirect reference to one of the most iconic events in English
history The name of the event came into common use in thenineteenth century after the publication of the novel Anne ofGeierstein by Sir Walter Scott
The Roses Match inspired from the
Wars of the Roses
The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire
County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club
The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster
and York for the throne of England
ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day
Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden
Shall send between the Red Rose and the White
A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo
On Open Pounce +20-20
Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the
music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for
bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc
7 What is the movie based on
Based on The Ramayana and told
through the point of view of its monkeys
Which particular style of paintings inspired
these bdquoMasaan‟ posters
Audience Question
Madhubani Paintings
8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo
Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle
racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year
But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to
around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo
and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then
Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought
out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash
for six winners
Wonka Bars
9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the
name of the book
This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult
I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite
I want your wife to be my baby tonight
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]
Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your
brains
Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in
the rain
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]
Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015
10 FITB Also name the creator
NO PART POINTS
This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long
running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century
Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo
11 Which Painting
This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on
Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly
inspired from this painting
Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso
12 Which album
This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of
about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic
eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence
the name
The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album
covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe
and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway
To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the
Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style
paper)
Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Amrita Pritam
5 Which character
This is psychology test created by this man
(picture in the next slide) that used ink on a
blotted paper and the shapes symbolized the
man`s state of mind There were various shapes
depending on the mood change and this test
was named after the creator
This test can be directly associated to a
character
Rorschach
6 What is its importance in cricketing world
ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-dayGrown to this faction in the Temple-gardenShall send between the ___ ____ and the _____A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo
This is a verse from Shakespeare`s Henry VI Part 1 This verse is adirect reference to one of the most iconic events in English
history The name of the event came into common use in thenineteenth century after the publication of the novel Anne ofGeierstein by Sir Walter Scott
The Roses Match inspired from the
Wars of the Roses
The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire
County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club
The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster
and York for the throne of England
ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day
Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden
Shall send between the Red Rose and the White
A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo
On Open Pounce +20-20
Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the
music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for
bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc
7 What is the movie based on
Based on The Ramayana and told
through the point of view of its monkeys
Which particular style of paintings inspired
these bdquoMasaan‟ posters
Audience Question
Madhubani Paintings
8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo
Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle
racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year
But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to
around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo
and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then
Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought
out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash
for six winners
Wonka Bars
9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the
name of the book
This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult
I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite
I want your wife to be my baby tonight
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]
Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your
brains
Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in
the rain
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]
Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015
10 FITB Also name the creator
NO PART POINTS
This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long
running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century
Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo
11 Which Painting
This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on
Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly
inspired from this painting
Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso
12 Which album
This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of
about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic
eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence
the name
The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album
covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe
and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway
To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the
Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style
paper)
Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
5 Which character
This is psychology test created by this man
(picture in the next slide) that used ink on a
blotted paper and the shapes symbolized the
man`s state of mind There were various shapes
depending on the mood change and this test
was named after the creator
This test can be directly associated to a
character
Rorschach
6 What is its importance in cricketing world
ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-dayGrown to this faction in the Temple-gardenShall send between the ___ ____ and the _____A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo
This is a verse from Shakespeare`s Henry VI Part 1 This verse is adirect reference to one of the most iconic events in English
history The name of the event came into common use in thenineteenth century after the publication of the novel Anne ofGeierstein by Sir Walter Scott
The Roses Match inspired from the
Wars of the Roses
The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire
County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club
The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster
and York for the throne of England
ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day
Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden
Shall send between the Red Rose and the White
A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo
On Open Pounce +20-20
Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the
music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for
bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc
7 What is the movie based on
Based on The Ramayana and told
through the point of view of its monkeys
Which particular style of paintings inspired
these bdquoMasaan‟ posters
Audience Question
Madhubani Paintings
8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo
Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle
racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year
But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to
around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo
and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then
Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought
out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash
for six winners
Wonka Bars
9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the
name of the book
This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult
I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite
I want your wife to be my baby tonight
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]
Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your
brains
Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in
the rain
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]
Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015
10 FITB Also name the creator
NO PART POINTS
This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long
running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century
Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo
11 Which Painting
This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on
Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly
inspired from this painting
Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso
12 Which album
This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of
about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic
eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence
the name
The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album
covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe
and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway
To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the
Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style
paper)
Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Rorschach
6 What is its importance in cricketing world
ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-dayGrown to this faction in the Temple-gardenShall send between the ___ ____ and the _____A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo
This is a verse from Shakespeare`s Henry VI Part 1 This verse is adirect reference to one of the most iconic events in English
history The name of the event came into common use in thenineteenth century after the publication of the novel Anne ofGeierstein by Sir Walter Scott
The Roses Match inspired from the
Wars of the Roses
The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire
County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club
The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster
and York for the throne of England
ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day
Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden
Shall send between the Red Rose and the White
A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo
On Open Pounce +20-20
Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the
music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for
bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc
7 What is the movie based on
Based on The Ramayana and told
through the point of view of its monkeys
Which particular style of paintings inspired
these bdquoMasaan‟ posters
Audience Question
Madhubani Paintings
8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo
Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle
racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year
But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to
around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo
and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then
Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought
out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash
for six winners
Wonka Bars
9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the
name of the book
This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult
I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite
I want your wife to be my baby tonight
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]
Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your
brains
Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in
the rain
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]
Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015
10 FITB Also name the creator
NO PART POINTS
This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long
running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century
Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo
11 Which Painting
This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on
Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly
inspired from this painting
Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso
12 Which album
This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of
about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic
eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence
the name
The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album
covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe
and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway
To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the
Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style
paper)
Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
6 What is its importance in cricketing world
ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-dayGrown to this faction in the Temple-gardenShall send between the ___ ____ and the _____A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo
This is a verse from Shakespeare`s Henry VI Part 1 This verse is adirect reference to one of the most iconic events in English
history The name of the event came into common use in thenineteenth century after the publication of the novel Anne ofGeierstein by Sir Walter Scott
The Roses Match inspired from the
Wars of the Roses
The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire
County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club
The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster
and York for the throne of England
ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day
Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden
Shall send between the Red Rose and the White
A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo
On Open Pounce +20-20
Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the
music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for
bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc
7 What is the movie based on
Based on The Ramayana and told
through the point of view of its monkeys
Which particular style of paintings inspired
these bdquoMasaan‟ posters
Audience Question
Madhubani Paintings
8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo
Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle
racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year
But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to
around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo
and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then
Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought
out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash
for six winners
Wonka Bars
9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the
name of the book
This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult
I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite
I want your wife to be my baby tonight
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]
Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your
brains
Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in
the rain
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]
Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015
10 FITB Also name the creator
NO PART POINTS
This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long
running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century
Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo
11 Which Painting
This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on
Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly
inspired from this painting
Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso
12 Which album
This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of
about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic
eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence
the name
The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album
covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe
and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway
To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the
Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style
paper)
Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
The Roses Match inspired from the
Wars of the Roses
The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire
County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club
The event was the Wars of the Roses that was fought between Lancaster
and York for the throne of England
ldquoAnd here I prophesy this brawl to-day
Grown to this faction in the Temple-garden
Shall send between the Red Rose and the White
A thousand souls to death and deadly nightrdquo
On Open Pounce +20-20
Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the
music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for
bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc
7 What is the movie based on
Based on The Ramayana and told
through the point of view of its monkeys
Which particular style of paintings inspired
these bdquoMasaan‟ posters
Audience Question
Madhubani Paintings
8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo
Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle
racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year
But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to
around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo
and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then
Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought
out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash
for six winners
Wonka Bars
9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the
name of the book
This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult
I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite
I want your wife to be my baby tonight
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]
Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your
brains
Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in
the rain
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]
Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015
10 FITB Also name the creator
NO PART POINTS
This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long
running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century
Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo
11 Which Painting
This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on
Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly
inspired from this painting
Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso
12 Which album
This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of
about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic
eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence
the name
The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album
covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe
and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway
To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the
Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style
paper)
Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
On Open Pounce +20-20
Mumbai Musical is the working title of a to-be releasedBollywood-style animated musical adventure movie StephenSchwartz is writing the lyrics whereas AR Rahman is writing the
music As announced by DreamWorks Animation the namewas supposed to be Bollywood Superstar Monkey but has notbeen confirmed it yet The director is Kevin Lima known for
bdquoTarzan‟ bdquo101 Dalmatians‟ bdquoThe Lion King‟ bdquoEnchanted‟ etc
7 What is the movie based on
Based on The Ramayana and told
through the point of view of its monkeys
Which particular style of paintings inspired
these bdquoMasaan‟ posters
Audience Question
Madhubani Paintings
8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo
Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle
racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year
But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to
around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo
and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then
Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought
out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash
for six winners
Wonka Bars
9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the
name of the book
This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult
I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite
I want your wife to be my baby tonight
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]
Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your
brains
Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in
the rain
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]
Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015
10 FITB Also name the creator
NO PART POINTS
This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long
running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century
Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo
11 Which Painting
This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on
Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly
inspired from this painting
Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso
12 Which album
This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of
about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic
eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence
the name
The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album
covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe
and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway
To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the
Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style
paper)
Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Based on The Ramayana and told
through the point of view of its monkeys
Which particular style of paintings inspired
these bdquoMasaan‟ posters
Audience Question
Madhubani Paintings
8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo
Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle
racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year
But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to
around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo
and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then
Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought
out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash
for six winners
Wonka Bars
9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the
name of the book
This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult
I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite
I want your wife to be my baby tonight
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]
Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your
brains
Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in
the rain
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]
Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015
10 FITB Also name the creator
NO PART POINTS
This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long
running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century
Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo
11 Which Painting
This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on
Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly
inspired from this painting
Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso
12 Which album
This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of
about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic
eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence
the name
The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album
covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe
and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway
To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the
Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style
paper)
Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Which particular style of paintings inspired
these bdquoMasaan‟ posters
Audience Question
Madhubani Paintings
8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo
Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle
racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year
But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to
around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo
and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then
Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought
out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash
for six winners
Wonka Bars
9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the
name of the book
This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult
I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite
I want your wife to be my baby tonight
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]
Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your
brains
Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in
the rain
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]
Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015
10 FITB Also name the creator
NO PART POINTS
This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long
running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century
Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo
11 Which Painting
This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on
Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly
inspired from this painting
Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso
12 Which album
This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of
about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic
eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence
the name
The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album
covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe
and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway
To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the
Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style
paper)
Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Madhubani Paintings
8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo
Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle
racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year
But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to
around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo
and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then
Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought
out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash
for six winners
Wonka Bars
9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the
name of the book
This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult
I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite
I want your wife to be my baby tonight
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]
Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your
brains
Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in
the rain
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]
Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015
10 FITB Also name the creator
NO PART POINTS
This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long
running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century
Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo
11 Which Painting
This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on
Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly
inspired from this painting
Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso
12 Which album
This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of
about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic
eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence
the name
The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album
covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe
and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway
To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the
Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style
paper)
Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
8 Gimme ldquoXrdquo
Launched in August demand was strong to begin with and Nestle
racked up sales of pound3 million a month in the first three months of the year
But according to trade magazine The Grocer they have tumbled to
around pound1 million Nestle said ldquoXrdquo were a brand that ldquocomes and goesrdquo
and added they are brought out of the covers every now and then
Nestle has owned the rights to make ldquoXrdquo since the Eighties and brought
out a limited edition Golden Ticket ldquoXrdquo in 2012 with prizes of pound10000 cash
for six winners
Wonka Bars
9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the
name of the book
This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult
I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite
I want your wife to be my baby tonight
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]
Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your
brains
Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in
the rain
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]
Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015
10 FITB Also name the creator
NO PART POINTS
This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long
running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century
Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo
11 Which Painting
This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on
Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly
inspired from this painting
Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso
12 Which album
This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of
about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic
eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence
the name
The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album
covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe
and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway
To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the
Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style
paper)
Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Wonka Bars
9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the
name of the book
This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult
I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite
I want your wife to be my baby tonight
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]
Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your
brains
Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in
the rain
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]
Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015
10 FITB Also name the creator
NO PART POINTS
This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long
running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century
Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo
11 Which Painting
This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on
Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly
inspired from this painting
Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso
12 Which album
This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of
about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic
eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence
the name
The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album
covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe
and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway
To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the
Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style
paper)
Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
9 Just fill in the blanks amp give me the
name of the book
This is the Lyrics of a song by the band Blue Oyster Cult
I plot your rubric scarab I steal your satellite
I want your wife to be my baby tonight
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ___ __ __ [repeat three times]
Pay me Ill be your surgeon Id like to pick your
brains
Capture you Inject you leave you kneeling in
the rain
I choose to steal what you chose to show
And you know I will not apologize
Your mine for the taking
Im making a ____ __ __ [repeat three times]
Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015
10 FITB Also name the creator
NO PART POINTS
This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long
running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century
Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo
11 Which Painting
This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on
Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly
inspired from this painting
Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso
12 Which album
This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of
about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic
eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence
the name
The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album
covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe
and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway
To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the
Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style
paper)
Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Career of Evil by Robert GalbraithWill be released on 20th October 2015
10 FITB Also name the creator
NO PART POINTS
This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long
running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century
Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo
11 Which Painting
This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on
Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly
inspired from this painting
Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso
12 Which album
This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of
about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic
eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence
the name
The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album
covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe
and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway
To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the
Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style
paper)
Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
10 FITB Also name the creator
NO PART POINTS
This is a picture(picture in the next slide) showing the detectiveKogoro Mouri from the Gosho Aoyama`s popular and long
running manga series Detective Conan He is a persistent andcourageous detective but is highly flawed He is considered aparody of ______ ______ ______ ______ first appeared in thestory The Case of the Murder on D Hillrdquo in January 1925 andcontinued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century
Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo
11 Which Painting
This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on
Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly
inspired from this painting
Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso
12 Which album
This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of
about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic
eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence
the name
The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album
covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe
and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway
To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the
Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style
paper)
Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Kogoro Akechi by Edogawa Rampo
11 Which Painting
This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on
Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly
inspired from this painting
Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso
12 Which album
This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of
about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic
eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence
the name
The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album
covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe
and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway
To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the
Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style
paper)
Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
11 Which Painting
This is a painting namely bdquoPierrot and Harlequin‟ by Paul Cezanne based on
Commedia dell‟Arte tradition Now the dress code of a world famous painting was directly
inspired from this painting
Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso
12 Which album
This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of
about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic
eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence
the name
The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album
covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe
and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway
To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the
Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style
paper)
Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso
12 Which album
This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of
about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic
eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence
the name
The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album
covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe
and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway
To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the
Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style
paper)
Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
12 Which album
This place is called Giant`s Causeway Northern Ireland It is an area of
about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic
eruption Legend says that this causeway was built by giants and hence
the name
The cover of this album was considered as one of the most iconic album
covers Three adults and two children were sprayed silver from head to toe
and was taken to the Giant`s Causeway
To avoid any controversy regarding the models` bare bottoms the
Atlantic records tied the finished album with an bdquoobi‟(Japanese style
paper)
Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Led Zeppelin`s Houses of the Holy
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
13 What is the significance of this
Assamese song
এই অসমীয়া গানট াৰ সৰ দিদিল কেশৱ মহনত আৰ েনঠিান েদৰদিল খটগন মহনতটিটৱ৷
ldquoযযৌবন আমম সংগী আমম
মিলপী আমম ভাই
জামিি আমম মানহ
মবিাল মবশব আমাৰ আই৷rdquo
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
এই গানট া হল অসমৰ অমলমিক গীি
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
On Open Pounce +20-20
14 What is inspired from the name of this painting
It is a painting by a worldfamous physicist who wasoften portrayed in the mediaas lsquoDr Deathrsquo He famouslysaid ldquoDying is not a Crimerdquo
Clue- A great disaster of the20th Century
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
It inspired the name of the
famous 19th Century Christian hymn by Sarah
Flower Adams bdquoNearer My God to Thee‟ Also it was the last song that performed by the band of
RMS Titanic
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Id the river engineer and also bdquoX‟ please
Audience Question
He is an internationally reputed river engineer engaged in the research onthe environmental aspects of Brahmaputra river Most importantly he wasthe first river engineer in Assam to have exposed the plane of China todivert the course of Brahmaputra river by building 9 massive Dams over itin Tibet
Also interestingly the river engineer is the director of the first everdocumentary film on the famous and famous Assamese personality lsquoXrsquo in1996
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Arnab Jan Deka amp he is the director of the first ever
documentary on Srimanta Sankardev
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
DescendingROUND 2
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Total 14 Questions
12 Questions will be following the general rule Anticlockwise
DirectIndirect +10 for correct answers No negative for wrong
answers
On Pounce +10 for correct answers and -10 for wrong answers
2 Questions will be on Open pounce +20 for correct answers
-20 for wrong answers
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
1 What is the name of this dress
It is a body-hugging high-necked dress that wasfashionable in the early-mid1900s It was made the national
dress but was banned due tothe Anti-Traditional movementIn 1984 it was specified as the
formal attire of femalediplomatic agents of thecountry
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Cheongsam or Mandarin Gown
Long ones itch xD
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
2 Id the painter
The lsquopainterrsquo also wroteonly two unfinished booksone of which entitledGarden and the secondlabelled Art containedonly nine pages
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Syd Barrett
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
3 Id the author
He was stationed at Kingston upon Hull where he and his wife
went walking in the woods nearby the village Roos and his wifebegan to dance for him in a clearing among the flowers
He later remembered that it was that moment that inspired himto create the account of the meeting of two famousprotagonists of his tale He was inspired to create the femaleprotagonist on his wife the way she could sing and dance herraven hair her bright eyes
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
JRR Tolkien The inspiration is the
Tale of Beren and Luthien
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
4 Who
কেও জীৱনৰ আগট াৱাে েদলেোে দবজঞাপন কোমপানীৰ productসমহে লল দবকৰীৰ বাটব গৰাহেে পৰলবধ েদৰব পৰাকে বােয কলখা োম েদৰদিল৷ কেও েদলেোটেই পৰথমবাৰৰ বাটব এটি নেন োটপাৰ কোমপানীৰ টি- িা ট ৰ দিজাইনৰ অিট াৰ লাভ েদৰদিল৷ কেটখটে কসই সময়ে অধযয়ন েদৰ থো জনাথন মলমভংষটনৰ ldquoমিগালrdquo নামৰ দেোপ খনৰ দবাৰা পৰভাদৱে লহ কেটখটে দিজাইন েৰা টি- িা ট ৰ বকৰ বাওফাটল এ া পাদখ কমলা মিগাল আদে েলে দলদখদিল lsquoFly Highrsquo৷ দযটো কোমপাদনট াৰ পিনদ হrsquoল আৰ দেদন কপলাইদিল৷ এটনিটৰই কেটখটে দনজৰ ভাষাে lsquoিবদrsquo কবদি ধন লাভ েদৰদিল আৰ কসই ধটনটৰ দেোপ দেদনদিল
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Anuradha Sharma Pujari
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
5 What was the other most famous feat
Inslington Green School was a comprehensive mixed
secondary school from 1966 to 2008 The school was located inNorth London
The school was used as a location to film the BBC drama ThatSummer Day that was a fictional account of the bombing
effects of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 onsix children Some of the schools younger students were allowedto be extras in the film
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Students of that school sang the chorus in
Pink Floyd`s Another Brick in the Wall II
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
6 Who am I talking about
This particular scene from the movie
Iqbal is the direct reference to the netpractice of this Indian CricketerWhen he practiced in the nets heused to put a coin on the pitch andwould practice hitting the coin withevery deliveryHe is mainly known for being aneconomical bowler
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Bapu Nandkarni
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
7 Which band
On Open Pounce +20-20
This is a Indian grunge band formed in Mumbai It once
participated in a contest and won it They got a chance towork on an album While shooting video for the album aquarrel broke out when attention was paid to the lead singernot the other band members They disbanded and years laterthey got together and participated in the same showExcitement rose when the lead guitarist joined them
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Magik from the film Rock On
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Give me the Film
Audience Question
This is a famous poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Now give me the film inspired from this classic poem which was strictly banned in India
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
8 Who is he and the character
He was an Indian writer died on 31th July 2014 He was the only child of a famous actor and a Jnanpith award winning writer
His magic realistic writings introduced a character called lsquoXYrsquo where lsquoXrsquo is the sound created by kites while they are flown and lsquoYrsquo means flying
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Nabarun Bhattacharya amp Fyataru
He was the only child of
actor Bijon Bhattacharya and
writer Mahashweta Devi
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
9 Which food am I talking about
bdquoIt‟ tends to be one of the more expensive items in the producesection especially if we go the organic route It can also be alittle tricky to pick the right ones and then consume thembefore they go bad One of the most referenced benefits of it is
their amounts of healthy monounsaturated fat
Its name can be heard when two friends discuss about their
dreams One of the two friends tries Spanish and ends up mixingits name with the Spanish word for what he wants to become
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Avocados Nelson mixes the word Avogados
which means bdquoadvocates‟ in Spanish
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
10 Who is his famous wife
This is a Bengali romantic song written by this famousBengali Poet
He died as a result of drug abuse This song isregarded as a suicide note to his wife
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
TASLIMA NASRIN
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
11 What was inspired by his art-work
This is a painting calledldquoSecond Version of Triptychrdquoby artist Francis Bacon Hiscanvas is a place where one
could see memory anddemons make themselvesknown in twisted anamorphic
shapes The painting hiding allmanner of inhuman terror
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Joker`s Face more preferably
Christopher Nolan`s Joker Face
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
12 Who is he and bonus +5 points for
the name of his home
In 1952 he achieve something and make history as an Indian This IndianHero died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1984
When he return to his village after the achivement He was received by hisvillagers with much fanfare which was described by his cousin as ldquo Therewere dhols along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from theoutskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15minute walk It took seven long hours that day and no one wascomplaining We have not seen joyous scenes like that either before orafter that day _________ brought the small village of Goleshwar earlier adot on the map to the forerdquo
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
He is K D Jadav the first- ever Olympic
Champion of India and Olympic Niwas
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
13 Solve for ldquoXrdquo
ldquoXrdquo is a British television series made and shown by BBC in1983 It is about a gang of street urchins who are assembled toassist Holmes in solving crimes and then they start solving caseson their own
The TV series was based on the group of the same name thatcan be found in Doyle`s stories first appearing in A Study inScarlet As in the stories the group is led by a Wiggins whomHolmes paid a shilling to collect information for him
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
The Baker Street
Irregulars
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
14 Which photograph am I talking about
On Open Pounce +20-20
The photograph was taken by Albert Watson bdquoX‟ gaveWatson an hour longer than he had given mostphotographers for a portrait session Watson reportedlyinstructed bdquoX‟ to make 95 percent almost 100 percent
of eye contact with the camera and to think aboutthe next project you have on the table in addition tothinking about instances when people have challenged
him Later bdquoX‟ disclosed that this photograph is his ownmost favorite photograph
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
The cover photo of the book Steve
Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Another WorldTHE DO-OR-DIE ROUND
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Rules
10 questions All questions on Open pounce
+10 for correct answers -10 for wrong answers
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
It is a unfinished work by the author The author had requested that upon his death the work be destroyed But his wife and son ignored his will and did not destroyed the manuscript and placed it in a Swiss bank vault Later in 1991 His wife died leaving the authorrsquos son as the sole literary executor His son wavered on whether to destroy the manuscript On the one hand he felt bound to uphold his lsquoFilial dutyrsquo and grant his fatherrsquos request but he also said the novel ldquoWould have been a brilliant original and potentially totally radical book in the literary sense very different from the rest of his oeuvrerdquo
Then after a wide range of controversy and private debate it was finally published on November 17 2009
1 Id the book and the author
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
The original of Laura amp Vladimir Nabokov
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
2 What (X) am I talking about
ldquoXrdquo is the Indian fashion giant rdquoXrdquo has been dressing andembellishing demure maidens from every corner of India since1986 The word ldquoXrdquo is a Punjabi endearment for a young andpretty girl It implies sublime qualities compelling Mrs Meena
Bindra the founder of ldquoXrdquo to use the name for the line ofsalwar kameez and dupattas that she launched in 1986 ldquoXrdquopioneered Bollywood merchandising in India by providing
costumes for Na Tum Jano Na Hum in 2004 It covered tenmore projects including blockbusters such as Devdas Hulchuland Baghban
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
BIBA the fashion brand
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
This is a ink drawing called lsquoGavroche a 11ansrdquo of a character by Victor Hugo himselffrom his book Les Miserables
He is a fictional character who lives on thestreets of Paris His name has become asynonym for an street child in French
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
4 Which photograph
Testify is a song from the album The Battle of Los Angeles byrap metal band Rage Against the Machine The cover of thesingle shows a famous photograph from 1968 The persons inthe photograph did something that was used as a symbol in
the fight for human rights The photograph was a controversythen even people tried to kill them for this
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
1968 Olympic Black Power Salute
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
5 Id the voice
Nirob Kareng ( Audio Removed)
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Talat Mahmood
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
6 Which novel
Vinyl is a 1965 American black-and-white experimental film which wasdirected by Andy Warhol at thefactory This film featured Gerard
Malanga Edie Sedgwick Ondineetc
The film was an early adaptation of a1962 novel of bdquonot‟ the same name
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Anthony Burgess` A Clockwork Orange
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
This series told the story of the daughter of the President of United States and was counter programming to the series lsquoThe Governor amp JJ(1969)
7)Put Funda
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Sidney Sheldon is the answer and all these are the pseudonyms used by him because he felt his name was appearing too often in the credits as creator producer writer and writer of these series
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
8 Name the band
This band was together for 5 years from 1968-1972 They produced 6 straightalbums during this period In 1969 while the Beatles were thriving they outsold
them with 5 hit singles
One of their songs is used as the Argentinean soccer chant In the 2014 FIFA
World Cup the fans sang this song directly to taunt the Brazilian supporters
The name of the band came from one of the band member`s friends from
the ads of Olympic beer and from an old time hallelujah style show
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Creedance Clearwater Revival
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
9 Which painting
lsquoXrsquo is a 1945ndash46 painting Gita Krishnakant Uplekar the third daughter ofthe artist was the model for the Painting The young woman had to stay inthe perpetual position for three hours continuously Furthermore hemade this portrait with watercolours Because he wanted to show theworld that he can make a painting without a single mistake unlike the oilpaint which can be corrected using white paint
The painting is mistaken as a work by Raja Ravi Barma
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Glow of Hope by Sawlaram Haldankar
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
10 Which movie
This film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end ofits screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival During themaking of this film the crew avoided talking about the nameof the film due to some reason Instead they used the name
ldquoThe Scottish Filmrdquo The reason behind was as old as the storydates back
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Macbeth They wanted to avoid the
famous Macbeth Curse
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
When the author began writing his novel it was titled lsquoThe Other Halfrsquo It told the story of Niranjan a member of INC party who goes on to become the Chief minister of AP
The author sent the complete manuscript to Nikhil Chakrabarty editor of Mainstream weekly where the author writing under the pseudonym lsquoXrsquo
But interestingly later as suggested by Kalyani Shankar political editor of Hindustan Times the book was renamed as lsquoThe lsquoXrsquorsquo
2) Give me the book
Audience question
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
RelativityTHE WRITTEN ROUND
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Rules
10 questions You will have to write them (Of course theanswers)
+10 for correct answers No negative for wrong answers
Additional +20 for if you answer 8 or more than 8questions
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Answers
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
1 Id the well known personality bdquoX‟
This is a Unpublished personaldrawing of lsquoXrsquos dog Rattler sketched in1966 Later it was titled as lsquoFor Snoopyrsquoand gifted to his friend Charles MSchulz as a tribute to the Peanutscharacter SnoopyLater Charles M Schulz also depictslsquoXrsquo in the following comics strips ofPeanuts
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
ldquoXrdquo is the famous painter Andrew Wyeth
famous for the painting Christina‟s World
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
2 Who is the author
The book called ldquoToo Much HorrorBusinessrdquo was written by X The book
gained wide publicity because it wasalmost an autobiography of hischildhood experience of watchinghorror movies It was dedicated to allhis fans who loved horror movies
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Kirk Hammett
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
3 Id X
ldquois chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e-sheraaz bhisainkron_____ bhi honge saahib-e-eijaaz bhirdquo
This couplet is written by the noted Urdu poet Allama Iqbal
famously known as Muhammad Iqbal
One day bdquoX‟ heard this couplet on radio and he got the
perfect word for his pet name
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
SAHIR LUDHIANVI
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
4 How is bdquoX‟ immortalized
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training filmstarring bdquoX‟ in the lead role directed by JaySheridan The film was designed to train andmotivate salesmen and used bdquoX‟s famous
motivational quotes throughout the filmMost of the Scenes take place in bdquoXs office
It has been cited as a classic and as thebest-selling training film of all time
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
bdquoX‟ is Vince Lombardi and the Super
Bowl trophy is named after him
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
5 Which famous author or the story
The story was initially going to appear in Harperrsquos Bazaar but due to someunknown reason the author withdrew the story before publication Hedonates the story to the Princeton University Library and per the terms ofhis donation is the story cannot be published until 50 years after his deaththus the earliest it can be published is January 2060 And those who wish toread it must check in with two forms of Identification with the librarian andare then supervised while they read the story behind the closed doors of aspecial reading roomBut In 2013 the manuscript of the story was leaked to the general publicand made available online on the website whatcd
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
JD Salinger amp bdquoThe ocean full of
Bowling Balls‟
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
6 What is the hairstyle called
It is a hairstyle that combines the1950s pompadour hairstyle the 50s flattop and sometimesa mohawk The hairstyle was a staple in the British TeddyBoy movement which was is a British subculture typifiedby young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired bythe styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period styleswhich Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce inBritain after World War II
Moreover we can see Tintin having a similar hairstyle Thename of the hairstyle is similar to Tintin`s name in Dutch
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Quiff
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
7 Name the painting
This is an Indian painting inthe Kishangarh school of paintingsIt has been labelled as IndiasMona Lisa It was painted by anartist by the name of Nihal ChandThe paintings subject was a singerand poet in Kishangarh in the timeof king Savant Singh
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Bani Thani
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
8 Who is the poet
Dagsmeja is a 2011 classical song album The
composer is Maurice Karkoff and the album includes
songs such as Dagsmeja Midvinter Kyrie Espresso Sno
faller(Snow is falling) etc The songs are based on
poems written by the singer`s father
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Tomas Transtromer The singer is
Emma Transtromer his daughter
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
9 Which song
The song was written by Purnam Allahabadi and composed byMaqbool For the first time this song was recorded by a Pakistaniband in 1956 sometimes referred as Roving Ambassadors forPakistan The song was also included in the 1975 film Bin BadalBarsaat
In 2007 the Band sold the rights of the song to a Pakistani music loverAbdul Siddique
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
10 Solve for ldquoXrdquo and ldquoYrdquo NO PART POINTS
This film ldquoXrdquo(say) is about a real life serial killer who was calledthe ldquoZodiac Killerrdquo He operated crimes in California in the late60s and early 70s
The protagonist in the film was based on the investigator DavidToschi He was lead-investigator of the Zodiac Killer case In thefilm the role was played by ldquoYrdquo(say) a man who adheres with
him a special feat
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
X ndash Dirty Harry
Y ndash Clint Eastwood (the oldest dude to win an Oscar)
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Houses of StairsSUBJECT SELECTION ROUND
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Arts
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
ID bdquoX‟ and bdquoY‟
In 1943 lsquoXrsquo and lsquoYrsquo attend a conference in Casablanca At the end of the conference lsquoYrsquo was anxious to get home lsquoYrsquo said ldquoYou cannot come all this way to North Africa without seeing Marrakech Let us spend two days there I must be with you when you see the sun set on the Atlas Mountainsrdquo
They made the 150-mile journey and lsquoYrsquo enjoyed the sun set scene from the tower and exclaimed to lsquoXrsquo I feel like a sultan you may kiss my hand my dearrdquo
And lsquoXrsquo keep the beautiful memory in a painting
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin D Roosevelt
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
How this lesser known photograph is immortalized
This is a wonderful photograph of a milk drop as it strikes a thin layer of milk by Harold Edgerton About him National Geographic said ldquoThe man who made time stand still rdquo
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
The Signature of Salvador Dali that he used from 1938 is inspired from this
photograph
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
SPORTS
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
7 Which move
This move is named after this footballer bdquoX‟
ldquoShape as if to pass or cross but then drag the ball
behind your standing leg with the inside of foot
Turn your shoulders and your hips so that you are
back in line with the ball and then race awayrdquo
This feint was executed by bdquoX‟ in the 1974 FIFA
World Cup first being seen in the Netherlands
match against Sweden where he outwitted
Swedish defender Jan Olsson
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Cruijff Turn or Cruyff Turn after Johan Cruijff
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
6 What is the controversy
This is the logo of a Belgium
structure THEATRE DE LIEGE
created by Belgian designer
Olivier Debie Recently this lesser
known Belgian designer became
a part of a controversy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo controversy
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
ENTERTAINMENT
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
12 Who am I talking about (X)
He was born on 5th September 1946 Onepart of his original name was derivedfrom a small village of India He was aboxing and Bicycle race champion in hisschool So his friends call him lsquoAllRounderrsquo
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
FREDDIE MERCURY
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
FASHION
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
4 Which woman outfit am I talking
about (referring to as bdquoit‟)
First introduced by Empress Eugenie of France in the early
1860s the loose-fitting bodice was named after ldquoXrdquo and waspopular in both Europe and America as a comfortablegarment for both women and children In1862 Godey‟s magazine declared that it was ldquoa changeamounting to revolution in ladies‟ costumerdquo In shape andpattern it was made in the same way as a Victoriangentleman‟s shirt with pleats in front extending just below thewaist with full sleeves and turned down cuffs
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Garibaldi shirt Named after
Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
FOOD
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
10 Which snack
It is a snack food of India originating inthe Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat the name meaningbdquopressed‟ in Gujarati It was invented by a Keshavji GabhaChudasama alias Kesha Malam It is a spicy snack made by
mixing boiled potatoes with a certain masala and putting themixture between pav and served with chutneys made fromtamarind date garlic red chilies etc and garnished with
pomegranate and roasted peanuts It is also known as theKutchi burger
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Dabeli
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
LITERATURE
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
8 These particular lines are taken from
whose last speech
Bill Hicks was an famous American Comedian whodied of pancreatic cancer on February 26 1994 inthe early age of 32
In 1995 his family released a brief essay that Hickshad written a week prior to his death as his lastwords Now the note was ended with theseparticular lines-
ldquo I left in love in laughter and in truth andwherever truth love and laughter abide I amthere in spiritrdquo
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Last speech of The Grapes of Wrath
character Tom Joad
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
1 ldquoXrdquo the poet
It is a film based on the eponymous poem by ldquoXrdquo which isbased on a restaurant in Mumbai Anjali Monteiro and KPJaysankar are the directors Their most recent awards are theSpecial Jury Award at the Signs 2007 Festival held inThiruvananthapuram Certificate of Merit Mumbai
International Film Festival 2008 Indian Documentary ProducersAssociuation (IDPA) Gold for Best Sound Design Gold for BestScript and Silver for Editing for the film Our Family
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Please
Do not spit
Do not sit more
Pay promptly time is valuable
Do not write letter
without order refreshment
Do not comb
hair is spoiling floor
Do not make mischiefs in cabin
our waiter is reporting
Come again
All are welcome whatever cast
If not satisfied tell us
otherwise tell others
GOD IS GREAT
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Nissim Ezekiel
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
MUSIC
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
3 Who am I talking about (X)
This is a video from the 1994 Disney animated movie ldquoThe Lion Kingrdquo
where you(all of us) can hear the song ldquoCircle of Liferdquo written by X X has
written other songs for the film like ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo for
which he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
at the 37th Grammy Awards In the 67th Academy Awards The Lion King
soundtrack provided three nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Song which X won with ldquoCan You Feel the Love Tonightrdquo
Later X wrote and composed songs for more than half of the Disney
movies
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
Elton John
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
11 What is the significance of this
recently released song (JOTE TOTE JI TI
KATHA TUMI NOKABA)
First Assamese Acappella song
First Assamese Acappella song
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