Edition 20 Sept 16th 2014

If it’s Tuesday, it’s

The Rules

• Maximum 4 participants per table. If you are more than 4 then please ask for an extra table number. Yes, you can still sit together☺

• Cluesday is a fun quiz so please no using the internet for answers. Take a shot (literally ;)

• If you win Cluesday, your team’s ‘booze’ bill is on the house!

• Answers need to come in before the song ends or the quizmasters countdown.

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If it’s Tuesday, it’s

1. That’s what he said!2. Know thy liquor 3. Lend me your ears4. Mixed Bag5. The Bridge 6. Finale

Rounds points

11111/-1/03

Sure of your strengths? *Use the joker to double your points in any of the first four rounds. Call out before the round begins.

That’s what he said!

Round 1

Want a clue?Make some noise ☺

That’s what she said!Question 1

That’s what he said!Question 2

That’s what he said!Question 3

That’s what he said!Question 4

That’s what he said!Question 5

That’s what he said!

Round 1

Answers

That’s what she said!Answer 1

That’s what he said!Answer 2

That’s what he said!Answer 3

That’s what he said!Answer 4

That’s what he said!Answer 5

BONUS!!Silver nitrate, on exposure to NaCl and proteins with exposed sulphur atoms, forms salts that are largely pale. But light soon reacts with the silver and removes it from its compounds, depositing it as a metal. What is the most common application of this process?

Know thy liquor

Round 2

Want a clue?Make some noise ☺

Question 1Know thy liquor

What has been blanked out?

Question 2Know thy liquorWhat Brand bears this insignia on its bottles?

Question 3Know thy liquorIdentify the gentleman. He was a French

Benedictine monk who made important contributions to the production and quality of champagne wine in an era when the region's wines were predominantly still red. Popular myths frequently, but erroneously, credit him with the invention of sparkling champagne.

Question 4Know thy liquorThis liqueur was introduced in 1936 in Mexico. Its name means “House of the _______ people” in the Veracruz Nahuatl language. Since it is made from coffee beans, it does contain a small amount of caffeine. It is notably used in cocktails like B-52, Black Russian and the Mudslide. Identify.

Question 5Know thy liquorIt is a well known fact that Winston Churchill was a heavy drinker. However, one urban legend involves his mother, Lady Randolph Churchill. It was said that she threw a banquet in New York in honour of the presidential candidate, and it was at this banquet that an iconic cocktail was invented. Which cocktail are we talking about?

BONUS!!Identify this monument

Know thy liquor

Round 2

AnswersMake some noise ☺

Question 1Know thy liquor

What has been blanked out?

Question 1Know thy liquor

Question 2Know thy liquorWhat Brand bears this insignia on its bottles?

Question 2Know thy liquor

Question 3Know thy liquorIdentify the gentleman. He was a French

Benedictine monk who made important contributions to the production and quality of champagne wine in an era when the region's wines were predominantly still red. Popular myths frequently, but erroneously, credit him with the invention of sparkling champagne.

Question 3Know thy liquor

Question 4Know thy liquorThis liqueur was introduced in 1936 in Mexico. Its name means “House of the _______ people” in the Veracruz Nahuatl language. Since it is made from coffee beans, it does contain a small amount of caffeine. It is notably used in cocktails like B-52, Black Russian and the Mudslide. Identify.

Question 4Know thy liquor

Question 5Know thy liquorIt is a well known fact that Winston Churchill was a heavy drinker. However, one urban legend involves his mother, Lady Randolph Churchill. It was said that she threw a banquet in New York in honour of the presidential candidate, and it was at this banquet that an iconic cocktail was invented. Which cocktail are we talking about?

Question 5Know thy liquor

BONUS!!Identify this math genius, who recently won the Fields Medal.

Lend me your ears

Round 3

Want a clue?Make some noise ☺

Question 1Identify the voice.

Lend me your ears

Question 2Identify the TV Series

Lend me your ears

Question 3Identify the Original Artist, whose song was the “inspiration” for this song.

Lend me your ears

Question 4Identify the movie on whose soundtrack this song appears.

Lend me your ears

Question 5Identify the band

Lend me your ears

Lend me your ears

Round 3

ANSWERS

Question 1Identify the voice.

Lend me your ears

Question 1

Lend me your ears

Question 2Identify the TV Series

Lend me your ears

Question 2

Lend me your ears

Question 3Identify the Original Artist, whose song was the “inspiration” for this song.

Lend me your ears

Question 3

Lend me your ears

Question 4Identify the movie on whose soundtrack this song appears.

Lend me your ears

Question 4

Lend me your ears

Question 5Identify the band

Lend me your ears

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Lend me your ears

BONUS!!Connect

•An 1854 novel by Leo Tolstoy, the second novel in his autobiographical trilogy.

• A fictionalised autobiographical work by J. M. Coetzee, and focuses on his years spent growing up in South Africa.

• A 2014 film that had the working title 12 Years.

Mixed bag

Round 4

Want a clue?Make some noise ☺

Mixed bagQuestion 1

This mobile game was developed by Iceland—based Plain Vanilla Games. It has over 680 categories to choose from.

As of May 2014, it had 20 million users and has raised over $26 million from venture capital investments. Which

mobile game are we talking about ?

Mixed bagQuestion 2What does this graph represent?

Mixed bagQuestion 3

Which famous location in Mumbai is named after Khurshed Framji ______, also known as Veer ______, a Parsi member of Indian National Congress, who was famous for his proposal to reclaim the land from the sea in the year 1940. He was also the Mayor of Mumbai in 1935.

Mixed bagQuestion 4

Route Map for?

Mixed bagQuestion 5

This is Facebook’s new security mascot. What is he called?

Mixed bag

Round 4

Answers

Mixed bagQuestion 1

This mobile game was developed by Iceland—based Plain Vanilla Games. It has over 680 categories to choose from.

As of May 2014, it had 20 million users and has raised over $26 million from venture capital investments. Which

mobile game are we talking about ?

Mixed bagAnswer 1

Mixed bagQuestion 2What does this graph represent?

Mixed bagAnswer 2Duckworth Lewis Method

Mixed bagQuestion 3

Which famous location in Mumbai is named after Khurshed Framji ______, a Parsi member of Indian National Congress, who was famous for his proposal to reclaim the land from the sea in the year 1940. He was also the Mayor of Mumbai in 1935.

Mixed bagAnswer 3

Mixed bagQuestion 4

Route Map for?

Answer 4

Mixed bag

Mixed bagQuestion 5

This is Facebook’s new security mascot. What is he called?

Answer 5

The Zuckasauraus

Mixed bag

Mixed bagAUDIENCE

Which music video, described by NBC host Al Rocker as “vile” and “desperate”, holds the 24- hour

streaming record on Vevo, accumulating 19.6 million views in its first day of release?

The bridge (+1 or –1 or 0)

Round 5

The bridgeQuestion 1Which of these women, was Bob Dylan married to?

Optionsa) Joan Baez b) Sara Lownds

The bridgeQuestion 2What is this called?

Optionsa) Tureenb) Cloche

The bridgeQuestion 331 trillion kilometers = ??

Optionsa) 1 Parsec b) 1 Light Year

The bridgeQuestion 4Logo of?

Optionsa) NCERT b) CERN

The bridgeQuestion 5Who/What inspired Dr Otto Octavius to create his mechanical appendages?

Optionsa) Vitruvian Man b) Godess Kali

The bridge (+1 or –1 or 0)

Round 5

Answers

The bridgeQuestion 1Which of these women, was Bob Dylan married to?

AnswerSara Lowndes

The bridgeQuestion 2What is this called?

Cloche

The bridgeQuestion 331 trillion kilometers = ??

Answer1 Parsec

The bridgeQuestion 4Logo of?

The bridgeQuestion 5Who/What inspired Dr Otto Octavius to create his mechanical appendages?

AnswerVitruvian Man

FinaleRound 6

Finale!Question 1

This company has 26 showrooms under the ______ brand. Its main showroom is situated in Mumbai and is said to be the largest of its kind in the world. It recorded a revenue of Rs 8.8 billion in 2010 and even proposed an IPO in July 2011. It made the news headlines in 1987 for a rather unfortunate reason. Which brand are we talking about?

Finale!Question 2It was purchased from the New Jersey-based company Annin for $5.50. No one gave it a chance to survive in its harsh environment. With abrasive ____ dust, it would most likely disintegrate. It was never intended to last long. But in 2012, it was discovered that it was simply lying on the surface. The general consensus is that its colours have probably bleached and faded to white.

Finale!Question 3• X is a fictional town. • X's location was never clearly defined.• Based on the clues mentioned over the years, X is thought to be

located in either Iowa or California • When somebody asked one of the creators "Where is X located?", He

replied that “X is more of a state of mind than an actual physical location. It could be anywhere that kind people live and just have fun, like _______ and his friends. It could be in the Midwest, or along the Eastern Seaboard, or even a town in Canada, Mexico, or England.“

FinaleRound 6

Answers

Finale!Question 1

This company has 26 showrooms under the ______ brand. Its main showroom is situated in Mumbai and is said to be the largest of its kind in the world. It recorded a revenue of Rs 8.8 billion in 2010 and even proposed an IPO in July 2011. It made the news headlines in 1987 for a rather unfortunate reason. Which brand are we talking about?

Finale!Question 1

Finale!Question 2It was purchased from the New Jersey-based company Annin for $5.50. No one gave it a chance to survive in its harsh environment. With abrasive ____ dust, it would most likely disintegrate. It was never intended to last long. But in 2012, it was discovered that it was simply lying on the surface. The general consensus is that its colours have probably bleached and faded to white.

Finale!Question 2

Finale!Question 3• X is a fictional town. • X's location was never clearly defined.• Based on the clues mentioned over the years, X is thought to be

located in either Iowa or California • When somebody asked one of the creators "Where is X located?", He

replied that “X is more of a state of mind than an actual physical location. It could be anywhere that kind people live and just have fun, like _______ and his friends. It could be in the Midwest, or along the Eastern Seaboard, or even a town in Canada, Mexico, or England.“

Finale!Question 3

Cheers !