Rules20 Questions In the PrelimsFew of them star markedWork out the answer from the questions. Take a good guess. Read between the lines.Play fair.

1. What is this bottom portion of a

sword/dagger (in the image) called that is often used in an expression that means ‘to the maximum degree’ or completely?

2. In a rare interview with Black History Month

website, a certain Alex Younger said: "We know that if we undermine our national values, even in the name of defending them, then we have failed. Our staff are not from another planet. They are ordinary men and women operating in the face of complex moral, ethical and physical challenges, often in the most forbidding environments on earth.” He said this explaining why X would never be a part of Y in reality?(.5+.5)

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) is the investment management division of State Street Corporation and the one of the world’s largest asset manager. While the name is popular in the corporate circles, something that the SSgA did in association with Kristen Visbal in the early March 2017 ensured more and more people came to know of it around the world. What did they do?

3.

When she became the President of her country in 2001 after previously serving as the Vice President, she became the first female President of her country and the sixth female President of a Muslim-majority country. Tell me the country and also which political figure named her.

4.

(.5+.5)

In February 2017, Uzbekistan’s film licensing body stopped the release of a homegrown movie Daydi (Rogue) after the licensers accused production studio Timur Film of breaching consumers’ rights. Why was the release stopped?

5.

In 2009, the Election Commission denied and publicly challenged anyone to prove a claim made by the Oppn. Hari K Prasad of Netindia Private Ltd with the collaboration of University of Michigan and security researcher Rop Gonggrijp of Netherlands wrote a research paper which corroborated the opposition’s claim. For his research, he even received 2010 Pioneer Awards in San Francisco.

In response to EC’s challenge, Prasad requested the EC to provide him with one X to prove the claim. The EC refused and he procured one privately which led to him being arrested on charges of X theft.

Give me X and the claim

6.

(.5+.5)

In the following slide are the images of the index of a book called ‘Sunshine Lanes’ by X. Apart from telling who is X, also tell me for what purpose/occasion/event was ‘Lo Mashalo ko Jaga Dala’ written?

7.

(.5+.5)

Of what word is ‘Poecilonym’ a synonym?

#kolzstyle(Likhna padega else there is no way to justify the presence of this question here :p )

8.

9. Contrary to popular belief, mostly shaped

by movies, these people have to work in co-ordination with a spotter and don’t undertake their task alone. In fact, the spotter is often the more experienced of the two. The spotter has a better field of view and is responsible for helping to determine distance apart from giving important information on the direction of wind.

So, whom do spotters work in a team with?

In 1887, X met a 5 year old Y and told him “My little man, I am making a strange wish for you. It is that you may never be President of the United States.”

The conversation is not only interesting because Y eventually defied X and became President but also because it was an interaction between two Presidents whose Presidential tenures are unique in US history.

Identify X and Y as well as the reasons

that make their Presidential tenures unique.

10.

“As of 16 September 2014, the most likes on a Facebook item was 7,801,879, as featured on the official page for X, aka Mark Vincent (USA), in response to a photo post he made after the death of his friend Y on 30 November 2013.”

Right from the official website of Guinness World Records, tell me from the description whose photo with whom is this?

11.

(.5+.5)

12. If A inspired B (a commonly believed myth) and B inspired C (truth), then who is B?

This is a photo of an apartment atop a famous structure. Which structure and whose wax statues can be seen in the photo?

.5 for structure .25 for the

individuals

13.

This word that means ‘a feeling of excitement’ comes from the Greek word that meant ‘Possession by a god’. Over time the meaning became extended to ‘rapturous inspiration like that caused by a god’. In the first part of 17th century it acquired a derogatory sense of "excessive religious emotion through the conceit of special revelation from God" under the Puritans. What word?

14.

In late 2015, this country became the first in the world to present a set of national emojis which were created by the country’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs. What back in news thing has been blanked out from a picture clipped from their website and through that also identify the country? (.5+.5)

15.

One half of which jodi that was in news in the last quarter of 2016?

16.

What was different about 2016?

Colombia’s Atletico Nacional have thrice ended up as the runners up of the Copa Sudamericana -2002, 2014 and 2016-and haven’t won it once. In 2016, however, their failed attempt saw them earning the FIFA Fair Play Award. How?

17.

Controversy erupted when a part of the legendary Bulgarian folklore song “Izlel e Delio Haidutin’’ by Valya Balkanska was illegally used in the score for the 2015Tomorrowland movie starring George Clooney, leading to the producers apologizing over it.

This, however, wasn’t the first brush of the song with the West as it had achieved global renown in late 1970’s when it was used for a greater purpose. Where was this Bulgarian folk song most popularly used?

18.

"India, all my life I have longed to see your face. I met you and your people and fell in love with you. Now my heart is filled with sorrow and despair for I have to leave, but I promise I shall return to love you and caress you again. Your kindness has overwhelmed me, your spiritual awareness has moved me, and your children have truly touched my heart. They are the face of God. I truly love and adore you India. Forever, continue to love, heal and educate the children, the future shines on them. You are my special love, India. Forever, may God always bless you.

19.On January 25, 1997 a pillow case with the following written was bought in an auction by Bharat Shah for $10, 081. Who had written it?

Due to his parsimonious nature, what nickname did English cricketer David Steele earn?

Hint – Think of an idiom and what he wouldn’t do because of being parsimonious.

20.

Answers

1. What is this bottom portion of a

sword/dagger (in the image) called that is often used in an expression that means ‘to the maximum degree’ or completely?

Hilt

2. In a rare interview with Black History Month

website, a certain Alex Younger said: "We know that if we undermine our national values, even in the name of defending them, then we have failed. Our staff are not from another planet. They are ordinary men and women operating in the face of complex moral, ethical and physical challenges, often in the most forbidding environments on earth.” He said this explaining why X would never be a part of Y in reality?(.5+.5)

X – James Bond, Y- MI6

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) is the investment management division of State Street Corporation and the one of the world’s largest asset manager. While the name is popular in the corporate circles, something that the SSgA did in association with Kristen Visbal in the early March 2017 ensured more and more people came to know of it around the world. What did they do?

3.

Erected the fearless girl’s statue facing the Wall Street Bull

When she became the President of her country in 2001 after previously serving as the Vice President, she became the first female President of her country and the sixth female President of a Muslim-majority country. Tell me the country and also which political figure named her.

4.

(.5+.5)

Indonesia and Biju Patnaik

In February 2017, Uzbekistan’s film licensing body stopped the release of a homegrown movie Daydi (Rogue) after the licensers accused production studio Timur Film of breaching consumers’ rights. Why was the release stopped?

5.

The posters had Morgan Freeman in them but the movie didn’t.

In 2009, the Election Commission denied and publicly challenged anyone to prove a claim made by the Oppn. Hari K Prasad of Netindia Private Ltd with the collaboration of University of Michigan and security researcher Rop Gonggrijp of Netherlands wrote a research paper which corroborated the opposition’s claim. For his research, he even received 2010 Pioneer Awards in San Francisco.

In response to EC’s challenge, Prasad requested the EC to provide him with one X to prove the claim. The EC refused and he procured one privately which led to him being arrested on charges of X theft.

Give me X and the claim

6.

(.5+.5)

X – EVMsThe claim is that EVMs can be tampered with

In the following slide are the images of the index of a book called ‘Sunshine Lanes’ by X. Apart from telling who is X, also tell me for what purpose/occasion/event was ‘Lo Mashalo ko Jaga Dala’ written?

7.

(.5+.5)

Prasoon JoshiIt was written for the India against Corruption movement

Of what word is ‘Poecilonym’ a synonym?

#kolzstyle(Likhna padega else there is no way to justify the presence of this question here :p )

8.

It’s a synonym of ‘synonym’

9. Contrary to popular belief, mostly shaped

by movies, these people have to work in co-ordination with a spotter and don’t undertake their task alone. In fact, the spotter is often the more experienced of the two. The spotter has a better field of view and is responsible for helping to determine distance apart from giving important information on the direction of wind.

So, whom do spotters work in a team with?

Snipers

In 1887, X met a 5 year old Y and told him “My little man, I am making a strange wish for you. It is that you may never be President of the United States.”

The conversation is not only interesting because Y eventually defied X and became President but also because it was an interaction between two Presidents whose Presidential tenures are unique in US history.

Identify X and Y as well as the reasons

that make their Presidential tenures unique.

10.

X – Grover Cleveland- Served two non consecutive terms Y – FD Roosevelt – Served more than two terms

“As of 16 September 2014, the most likes on a Facebook item was 7,801,879, as featured on the official page for X, aka Mark Vincent (USA), in response to a photo post he made after the death of his friend Y on 30 November 2013.”

Right from the official website of Guinness World Records, tell me from the description whose photo with whom is this?

11.

(.5+.5)

Vin Diesel and Paul Walker

12. If A inspired B (a commonly believed myth) and B inspired C (truth), then who is B?

Bob Dylan

This is a photo of an apartment atop a famous structure. Which structure and whose wax statues can be seen in the photo?

.5 for structure .25 for the

individuals

13.

Eiffel Tower Gustav Eiffel and Thomas Alva Edison

This word that means ‘a feeling of excitement’ comes from the Greek word that meant ‘Possession by a god’. Over time the meaning became extended to ‘rapturous inspiration like that caused by a god’. In the first part of 17th century it acquired a derogatory sense of "excessive religious emotion through the conceit of special revelation from God" under the Puritans. What word?

14.

Enthusiasm

In late 2015, this country became the first in the world to present a set of national emojis which were created by the country’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs. What back in news thing has been blanked out from a picture clipped from their website and through that also identify the country? (.5+.5)

15.

Nokia 3310Finland

One half of which jodi that was in news in the last quarter of 2016?

16.

Played Babita Phogat in Dangal

What was different about 2016?

Colombia’s Atletico Nacional have thrice ended up as the runners up of the Copa Sudamericana -2002, 2014 and 2016-and haven’t won it once. In 2016, however, their failed attempt saw them earning the FIFA Fair Play Award. How?

17.

They conceded the finals to Chapecoense who lost 19 members in a plane crash when they were travelling to play Nacional in final.

Controversy erupted when a part of the legendary Bulgarian folklore song “Izlel e Delio Haidutin’’ by Valya Balkanska was illegally used in the score for the 2015Tomorrowland movie starring George Clooney, leading to the producers apologizing over it.

This, however, wasn’t the first brush of the song with the West as it had achieved global renown in late 1970’s when it was used for a greater purpose. Where was this Bulgarian folk song most popularly used?

18.

Was used on the Voyager Record

"India, all my life I have longed to see your face. I met you and your people and fell in love with you. Now my heart is filled with sorrow and despair for I have to leave, but I promise I shall return to love you and caress you again. Your kindness has overwhelmed me, your spiritual awareness has moved me, and your children have truly touched my heart. They are the face of God. I truly love and adore you India. Forever, continue to love, heal and educate the children, the future shines on them. You are my special love, India. Forever, may God always bless you.

19.On January 25, 1997 a pillow case with the following written was bought in an auction by Bharat Shah for $10, 081. Who had written it?

Michael Jackson

Due to his parsimonious nature, what nickname did English cricketer David Steele earn?

Hint – Think of an idiom and what he wouldn’t do because of being parsimonious.

20.

Crime (Crime doesn’t pay)

Welcome to the finals!

30 Questions in the finals Differential Pouncing applies

throughout the quiz

If 2 teams pounce correctly +20 If 3-4 teams pounce correctly +15

If 4-7 teams pounce correctly +10 -10 on getting it negative on

pounce

Pounce and Bounce Begins

History is replete with the examples of this happening. In fact, much of the creation of United States happened this way. Most famously, Spain did this to Philippines and Puerto Rico while Denmark did this to Virgin Islands. The list can also include Cuba and what it has done to Guantanamo Bay.

Within the last century, Mexico, Japan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Oman, Djibouti, Ethiopia, the Seychelles, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Chile and Peru have also taken part in such dealings.

1. What did these countries do which could have evoked from the people a 4 word response that became massively popular in recent past?

Sold their sovereignty

2. What’s the similar reel and real story?

Mr. Daws is a character in a 2008 movie who had just seven dialogues in the movie and the first six of them were practically the same. His last dialogue was, “ Blinded in one eye; can't hardly hear. I get twitches and shakes out of nowhere; always losing my line of thought. But you know what? God keeps reminding me I'm lucky to be alive. Storm’s coming.”

US Park Ranger Roy C. Sullivan from Virginia holds quite a strange Guinness World Record on account of something that happened to him in 1942, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977.

Though Mr. Daws isn’t officially based on Sullivan, the similarity of their stories is too much to be a coincidence.

They were both struck by lightning 7 times

X

X Y

X Y

3. The issue of X’s name being frequently confused with Y’s name has led the country to come up with a clarification on their website. Which two countries?

X – Slovakia, Y - Slovenia

4.What is being talked about here?

The prevalence of ‘this’ in cartoons is often explained using the popularity of Rubber hose animation style during the early days of animation. The defining feature of the style is "rubber hose limbs" — arms, and sometimes legs, that are typically simple, flowing curves, without articulation.

It became normalized once Disney did this to Mickey Mouse. In his 1968 biography, he explains it by saying “We didn’t want him to have mouse hands, because he was supposed to be more human. So we gave him _____.”

Cartoon characters wearing gloves

The trainees wake at 5:30 a.m. to begin a day of regimented discipline and training. Junior trainees aren't allowed to drive a car. They are required to wear traditional and unwieldy wooden clogs whenever they go out.

In a deeply institutionalized hazing ritual that may take years, they cook, clean and obey orders barked by seniors. They don’t earn a salary. Even the highest-earning of their ilk don’t earn much more than $400,000 a year which is nothing in a country with a high standard of living as theirs. But that’s a lot in Y where the average wage is only $383 a month, growth is stagnant, inflation high and unemployment hovers around 10%.

5. Acc. To a WSJ article, this is the explanation behind Y’s dominance in recent times in a sports that has traditionally been dominated by X. Give X, Y and the sport.

X- Mongolia, Y- Japan, Sumo Wrestling

6. The root word for English word X comes from the Spanish word Diablo, which still means X in Spanish. And while you're at it, the title of the first novel of the Nobel winner of 1983, a classic, also alludes to the Hebrew version of the English word. Give the word X and the literary classic.

X – Devil, The Lord of the Flies

7. Who was the woman? What was the achievement?

On 4 November 1911, Le Journal printed a news story with the headline ‘A story of Love: Mme. ______ and Professor Langevin. The expose resulted in crowds thronging to the lady’s house shouting, ‘Get the foreign woman out!” and “Husband stealer!” Details of the lady’s scandalous affair with the father of four soon became international.

Few days later and in the same week, however, she went on to attract newspaper headlines, this time though for becoming the first person to achieve something.

Marie CurieFirst person to win two Nobel Prizes in different fields

8. ID the INGO and the company. One of the controversies that struck this INGO was

when in January 2015 it was reported that it accepted $3 million from the German engineering multinational company X. This was the same company that in 2008 had paid one of the largest corporate corruption fines when they paid a record total of $1.6 billion to American and European authorities to settle charges that it routinely used bribes and slush funds to secure huge public works contracts around the world.

"This really shows that it is not as pure as people think," an insider from the INGO told Corporate Crime Reporter.

9. Past and Present names

This Russian exclave keeps witnessing military exercises and Cold-War style theatrics frequently and came back in news recently when Vladimir Putin stationed nuclear-capable missiles here with a range that threatens Germany as well as Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.

Before Soviet Union occupied this place post WWII, it was long a German territory. Apart from telling me its current name, also tell me its former German name that is popular in quizzing circles due to Euler’s 1736 paper which is considered a seminal work in the field of topology.

Kaliningrad and Konisberg

10. ID the term/novel and the author. Phantom settlements are settlements that

appear on maps but do not actually exist. They are either accidents or copyright traps. Notable examples include Argleton, Lancashire, UK and Beatosu and Goblu, Ohio, USA.

Another term for phantom settlements is _____ _____ which was used as a title by X for his 2008 novel which takes place in an actual ____ ____ called Agloe, New York. A film adaptation was released on July 24, 2015.

Paper Towns by John Green

11. Hope history doesn’t repeat In 1941, as the Japanese navy steamed

toward Pearl Harbor, Commander Kikuichi Fujita wrote in his diary that “it was time to teach the United States a lesson for its behavior, including the ________ of __________ ___________”

What had US done 17 years ago in 1924 that had the Japanese Press declare that day as ‘Day of National Humiliation’ to protest it and, if Fujita is to be believed, avenge it with the Pearl Harbour attacks?

Exclusion/Banning of Japanese immigrants

On the back cover of the album X (bigger image on next slide), Y has been thanked too. The band frontman’s wife later claimed that the frontman was offered a role in Y’s movie Z due to which Y was given a special thanks. Y, however has denied that being the truth.

12. Identify the album as well as Y and his movie Z.

In Utero, Tarantino and Pulp Fiction

13. What are these the instances of in ODI Cricket?

Cancelled ODIs

To offset a portion of the federal government’s recent assumption of state debts upon the formation of the Union, the US federal Govt. passed the X tax which was the first tax levied by the national government on a domestic product.

Taxes were politically unpopular, and Hamilton believed that the X excise was a luxury tax and would be the least objectionable tax that the government could levy. For this, he even received support of some social reformers.

However, once it became a law in 1791, it proved to be hugely unpopular and led to the X rebellion instead. X?

14. Here comes the good old ‘X’ question

Whiskey Tax/Whiskey Rebellion

The X, a Porsche 550 Spyder, is considered a cursed car. After the 1955 accident that killed Y, the working parts of the car were reused to replace parts in other vehicles. Soon enough, however, reports surfaced of about the cars that had X’s parts meeting horrific accidents. Even thieves who had tried to steal the remaining parts were maimed.

After suspiciously surviving unharmed after its first exhibit completely burned to the ground, it was being transported from its second exhibit and managed to crush a truck driver, fall off of two more transport trucks, and then vanish - seemingly until now.

15. X and Y?

X – The Little Bastard, Y James Dean

District Attorney of Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Jim Garrison is considered responsible for bringing the __________ _____ to public as in 1969, at the trial of Clay Shaw in New Orleans, he subpoenaed Time-Life for it, after which it started proliferating among the masses.

While making the movie X, which had the character of Garrison played by the lead actor, director Y paid approximately $85,000 to the then owners for using it in the movie. Give me the blank and X and Y

16. His 26 seconds of mayhem!

Zapruder Film, Oliver Stone and JFK

Jean and Denise Lavergne erroneously believed themselves to be the couple in the photo, and when the photographer met them for lunch in the 1980s he "did not want to shatter their dream" so he said nothing. This resulted in them taking him to court for "taking their picture without their knowledge", because under French law an individual owns the rights to their own likeness.

The court action forced the photographer to reveal that he posed the shot using Françoise Delbart and Jacques Carteaud, thus revealing the truth about a photo that was instrumental in giving a city a particular reputation that was explored in a 2016 Bollywood movie.

17. Which photo? Which city and what’s the reputation that the city gained?

‘The Kiss’, Gave Paris its image as a Romantic city

Considered USSR’s version of Marshall Plan, ________ Plan was the system created by the Soviet Union in 1947 in order to provide aid to rebuild the countries in Eastern Europe that were politically and economically aligned to the Soviet Union. It takes its name from the Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav _________, whose name still keeps cropping up in newspaper reports about violent protests and demonstrations because of something that was named after him to insult him for signing the _________–Ribbentrop Pact in late August 1939.

18. Surname, please?

Molotov Plan

In 2010, a century old dispute over the question of who was the first man to fly a powered aircraft in Australia was finally put to rest when the Govt. released stamps honoring both Colin Defries and X in the Centenary of Powered Flight Stamp. Supporters of Defries have for decades tried to make X disappear from the record books and continue to tamper with information to deny X credit for one of his earliest stunts.

19. So X even flew!

Harry Houdini

Seen in many sci-fi movies, _____________ is the belief or theory that the human race can evolve beyond its current physical and mental limitations, especially by means of science and technology. While biologist Julian ________ is generally regarded as the founder of this movement due to his 1957 essay, several techniques for the same could also be found in a 1930’s work by his brother such as hypnopaedic learning, subliminal advertising, genetic engineering and copious drug use and the work is considered to be a major influence on the movement. What’s the term and the work?

20. To infinity and beyond!

Transhumanism and Brave New World

One of the big names in Hindi film industry in the 30’s and 40’s Chandra Mohan was known for his large grey eyes, voice modulation and dialog delivery. He played a certain character in the Sohrab Modi epic Pukar and was the original choice to play the father of his Pukar character but his untimely death in 1949 at the age of 44 meant that the role went to someone else. Which iconic character and who got the role eventually?

21. And the rest is history!

Akbar in Mughal-e-Azam and Prithviraj Kapoor

If our school textbooks are to be believed, this word, most famously heard on the streets of Syracuse, began with an E. However, the word in question would have actually begun with an H and its current spelling reflects the dropping of H that occurred in the later stages of Greek language.

Which word is this that was also chosen by California as its state motto in reference to what happened there in the mid 19th century?

22. Find It!

Eureka!

On 12th June 2016, Facebook greeted users in the Philippines with the message: “Happy Independence Day! Here’s to all of the Philippines’ health, happiness and prosperity.” It also featured a sharable graphic of the country’s flag. The post, however, had one huge problem that alerted more Filipinos than it cheered. Eventually, Facebook took it down and apologized for the same. What went wrong?

23. FB, Never do that again!

The flag was inverted and Red over Blue symbolizes that Philippines is in a state of war

Made with straw from the toquilla palm plant that is endemic to Ecuador’s Pacific coast, ‘they’ have been made in Ecuador for centuries and can be traced back to the Incas.

However, in the mid-1850s during the Gold Rush in the United States, one of Ecuador’s neighbouring countries developed as a major center for trade and transport. At the time, Ecuador did not see much tourism or trade, so it exported the product to that country to sell from there. What did it lead to?

24. Lies, damned lies!

The hats being wrongly referred to as Panama Hats.

A London based tour operator has launched trips to this UNESCO protected cultural heritage. Beginning in May next year Blue Marble Private will take customers on an eight-day holiday, starting on the coast of Newfoundland in Canada.

However, this announcement has also created ripples as the trip comes at a hefty cost. Adventurers will have to dig deep into their pockets and shell out £86,000. What is the destination and what’s the rationale behind the price tag? 

25. A cost too big to disappoint

The wreckage of RMS Titanic

Faced with the challenge of making sure that the huge task was carried out in a "fair" and "expeditious" way, Col. Leon Dostert consulted IBM for a solution in the mid 1940s. IBM provided the new technology free of charge for the purpose, provided that the US government paid the cost of shipping and installation.

Through the demonstrated success of the system which indeed speeded up the task and brought its duration down to less than a year, IBM found a way bigger customer and began an association that continues till date.

26. What technology? Where used first? What’s the present association?

Simultaneous Translators SystemNuremberg TrialsUnited Nations

The minimum qualification for a Gangman’s post is Class X pass or ITI or its equivalent, and the starting salary works out to be around Rs 15,000. It is a dangerous job and almost 400 of them die every year.

They rely a great deal on signals and whistles and that’s why last year’s budget saw ‘Rakshak’ devices being announced to aid them in their work. But each device costs Rs 80,000 and it was deemed too expensive and experimental.

27. So, what does a Gangman do?

Repair and maintain Railway tracks

Inspired by Dr. Thornwell Jacobs’ ‘Crypt of Civilization’, and owing to loss of market share at the hands of General Electric in 1938, Westinghouse Electric decided to try to boost sales by pulling off a publicity stunt at the 1939 World’s fair. It was suggested to name it after a certain kind of a bomb. The eventual name for what they made (in the picture) then went on to be used for all such projects before and after this. What’s the name?

28. Could have called it a pill, maybe!

Time Capsules

29. FITB ‘_______ tactics’ is a term for divide and

conquer process using threats and alliances to overcome opposition. It was coined by the orthodox communist leader Mátyás Rákosi in the late 1940s to describe the actions of the Hungarian Communist Party. Rakosi claimed he destroyed the non-Communist parties by "cutting them off like slices of _______”.

Salami Tactics

30. From an analysis of two French priests who had been subjected to it, Psychologist Robert Jay Lifton identified the following processes used for a purpose whose name was popularized by journalist Edward Hunter as the title of this 1956 book

Assault on identity Guilt Self-betrayal Breaking point Leniency The compulsion to

confess The channeling of guilt Reeducation: logical

dishonoring Progress and harmony Final confession and

rebirth

Brainwashing

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