BAQCMay 18th 2014

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10 points each

1 In the 1966 movie, Pyaar Kiye Ja, the actor X plays a person who has his own film production called

“Wah Wah Productions”.

Which other movie would you find X owning the same production company?

Andaaz Apna Apna

(Mehmood)

This Kurta is gaining popularity. Usually with half sleeves and abuttoned up standing collar it is the trademark of X’s clothing style, fashionably called the ‘X kurta' and is already a registered label in India.

What is it called?

Modi Kurta

2‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’ was aired on TV and he had a dialogue about family values. Someone shared a joke on the internet, it went viral and it started a trend of jokes like

Who?

Alok Nath

3

In Jalandar, the sale of hockey sticks suddenly increased by 25% in the year 2007. Why?

Chak De Indiainspired people all over the country to playthe game, resulting in an increase in demand for hockeysticks

4 Director Chandra Barot got the idea of making X

eat 40 of something to get red lips .

They didn't realize the choona was not necessary

to get the red lips and X was in pain for days as

the choona burnt his lips.

Which movie?

The movieDon

5) Legend goes that this bollywood singer owed money to his canteen operator in the 1940’s or 50’s.

He returned it only after he became popular and then the canteen operator refused to take it saying that he will always owe him :)

Question is, how much money did the singer owe him?

Paanch Rupaiiya, Barah Aana

Kishore Kumar

6) A __ is a higher order function of y that satisfies the equation

y f = f( y f) A bay area company takes their name from this, with the reason that

“Because __ runs programs within programs.”

Name them for 5 points. What do they do for 5 more points.

Y Combinator. They fund other companies. ie start ups

7) Identify the 3rdTaken from “The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2”

the oldest colleges in India are1) College of Engineering Guindy (1794) 2) IIT Roorkee (1847)3) ?

College of Engineering, Pune (COEP)- 1854

8) Can you remember the Name Y?

Real: David Webb

Fake:YJean-Pierre Delta OneJohn Michael KaneNicolas LemanissierCharles BriggsGeorge P. WashburnFoma KiniaevMr. Cruet Gilberto de PientoPaul KayAdam Stone

Jason Bourne from the Bourne series

9) In 2003 he opened a restaurant in Pleasanton, California. Their website says“Our menu includes jokes (bad ones) written by X, and co-owner of Stacey’s Cafe. “It was losing money, so in 2006, he agreed to take over day-to-day operations, thus becoming what he has consistently ridiculed.

Who?

Scott Adamsthe creatorof Dilbert

10) Reason for what practice in the Fashion Industry?

'It dates back at least to the '20s. Designers signaled their finale by sending out a model in a __. This suggested that the __ was the ne plus ultra. Nothing in the collection could top this”

Wedding GownEvery fashion show ends with a bride.

11

What website would you expect to start off with the sentence

“Explore the sweet and colourful world of _”

Hint: It’s #1 in something.

CandyCrushSaga.com

12) What would you go to this dating website for?

The only online dating website for adultery

13) The Resume of one of the founders of what?

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND1991 - 1995

MSE in Telecommunications & Networking - University of Pennsylvania

Extra-activity: ____ , University of Pennsylvania

Penn Masala’s founders bio(penn masala is a hindi cappella group)

14There is a huge market to sell good quality fake handbags.

Most big brands are copied, except Coach. Why coach bags?

Coach bags are at a quality and price point where they are as expensive to copy as to create.

15) What recent syndrome is this person describing“You are unable to enjoy what’s in front of you because you feel something better, more exciting, is happening elsewhere. In the world of Facebook, this equates to seeing someone post pictures from a party you weren’t at. It used to be called keeping up with the Joneses.”

What is it called now?

[Hint]

FOMOFear Of Missing Out

16In 2012, the fashion house _X_Y_Z was renamed to _Y_Z by the then newly appointed creative director Hedi Slimane, provoking a huge outcry.

The reason was to go back to what it was originally called “_Y_Z Rive Gauche”. However, the logo remains the same.

Which brand?

YSLYves Saint Laurent dropped the Yves to make it Saint Laurent

17) Fill in the blanks

The finale of Alexander McQueen's 1999 show has gone down in Fashion history as one of the most beautiful, innovative and high conceptfashion moments of all time. It spoke about the relationship between fashion and mass production. The white dress worn by model Shalom Harlow was spray painted by _____ as she stood on a rotating platform.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh8NI8TlVkQ

She was spray painted by robots. They took a week to programme

18

Who?

MohammadAli and Elvis

19) Examples of what?

Motor OilMaple SyrupShaving CreamWhipped CreamBoot polishChar GrilledMashed PotatoesIce CreamGlueMilk

1 Motor Oil Maple Syrup Glisten2 Shaving Cream Whipped Cream Shaping3 Boot polish Char Grilled Shine4 Mashed Potatoes Ice Cream Melt5 Glue Milk Handling6 Lipstick Strawberry Colour

Food replacements in food photography

● Colored mash potatoes can be used in place of ice cream because they are easier to work with since they don't melt.

● Strawberries are sometimes colored with lipstick● Glue can be used in place of milk in cereal shots● Shaving cream is sometimes used in place of whipped cream

because it's easier to give shape to shaving cream● Boot polish can be used when things are char grilled to increase

shine.

Who?

WhatsApp’s founders tweet from 2009

WhatsApp was bought by Facebook in 2014 for $19 billion

21

In 2009, Ukraine banned X, and made it illegal, except for medical use.

What?

Porn

In Oct 2013, the stock of a bankrupt consumer electronics store suddenly jumped up 1000%.

Reason wasits confusingsymbol, which was later changed to THEGQ. Funda?

222

Twitter announced itsIPO and the stickerTWTRQ was confused forTWTR

23

Whoseresume?

Dr. Manmohan Singh

24) This bollywood songs begins with showing letters that start with

प्री�य miss mehtaप्री�य asha jiप्री�य ashaashameri asha

Which song?

Pal pal dil ke paas, tum reheti ho, from the movie Blackmail

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMuRRXCuy-4

25

Significancein Bollywood

Train to Zurich that Simran needs to take in DDLJ

26)This is sweden.Whathappenedthis day?

When sweden changed from left to right hand drive

27

What isthe significanceof thisOnion newspaper

The Onion’s last publish before it went out of print.

(Onion is a newspaperthat printssarcastic news)

28) A _ Equivalent Dose is a measurement for the radiation received by the body from eating one of this item, since it contains Potassium. What?

(picture of original research on the right)

Banana

29) This question was asked to iphones Siri.

One answer was “About 25 for a european X. You have to know these things when you’re a virtual assistant, you know”

Another answer was “ The last person that asked me that ended up in a crevasse.”

Pray tell me, what is the question?

The question asked to crossthe bridge in Monty Python and the Holy Grailhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2R3FvS4xr4

30

This bollywood actor was asked by a journalist if he has ever chewed gum.

Who?

Imran Khan (chingum chbake song)

31

This is the structure withwhich a company’s logo was designed.Which?

Twitter

32According to their website www.californiaX.com

“California X provides holistic land management and brush & weed control through X.”

They claim to have 800+ environmentally friendly, self propelled staff.

What should you expect if you were to hire them?

X = GrazingThey rent out goats to clear weed. Google has hired them in the past.

33 The entrance tothe Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris is shown in thepicture. In 2013 a movie posterwas placed in frontof it causing a huge uproar. Which movie poster?

poster of diana movie caused uproar in Place de l'Alma

poster of diana movie caused uproar in Place de l'Alma

Diana. This is where she died

S

34The company X was facing a crisis on its home turf (UK). ‘Chav’s’ (loud, lower class unsophisticates) in the UK latched onto X as their favourite brand.

So now, The iconic design of X, made X become associated with a downmarket image and the cheapest form of disposable rip off fashion. Which brand?

Burberry

35) A laboratory assistant, mistaking a full strength mixture for a ten percent dilution, had jolted the compound with a dose of aldehyde in quantity never before used. So Beaux then prepared ten glass vials for her (X) inspection.

The fifth vial was chosen and launched on 5/5/1921.

What are we talking about?

36) Karl Lagerfeld is the head designer for Chanel. In his 2010 Collection he took a bold step and made a change in the RTW collection. He said “You cannot fake chic , but can be chic and fake X”. He was applauded. (The real reason was he continued to specialize in X with

the other fashion house Fendi)

What did he do?

He usedfake fur in his collection that pleased PETA

37

Pin code 110006

Which movie name was inspired by what the locals call this place?

Delhi - 6

38Poka Yoke is a japanese term used in manufacturing. It means _ _

and is used to help reduce error. You encounter it in various devices. What is its funda?

Mistake Proofing. Design the product in such a way that there is only one way to use it. eg sim card insertion.

39) Who? (allegedly)

Sunny Leone

40) Funda

There is only one set of stairs leading up to x, y and z’s, apartments. The scenes where the actors walk up or down the three flights of stairs have to be shot in separate takes because the actors and the scenery needs to be reset after each flight.

Sets of Big Bang Theory

41

Picture from the Muni train.Function?

Called a sandboxThe sand is "dropped" onto the tracks ahead of the wheel to give it extra traction (for example when going uphill).

42)What does this graph indicate

Comeback by Facebook Inc on the article published by Princeton predicting the imminent demise of Facebook.

43) Patent by a hollywood personality. Who?

Marlon Brando

44) These are top ten of what?

1. “Insurance”2. “Loans”3. “Mortgage”4. “Attorney”5. “Credit”6. “Lawyer”7. “Donate”8. “Degree”9. “Hosting”10.“Claim”

Top 10 most expensive Google Keywords

46)Who (not looking for a name) on 14th oct 2012 said this into his radio before he did something

“I wish you could see what i can see.Sometimes you have to be really high to know how small you are. I’m going home now. “

Felix Baumgartne before he jumped from space.

http://youtu.be/dYw4meRWGd4?t=3m28s

Felix Baumgartne who jumped form space.

47) Name X

Fashion Journalist: “How did you come up with the name?”

Lisa Rudes Sandel (who was frustrated with jeans that did not fit ladies):

“Actually, my dad did. We were in my backyard, and he said, “____. That’s what we’ll call them.” I thought he was crazy. And he said, “Watch, my darling daughter. I know what I’m talking about.””

Not Your Daughter’s Jeans

48

Keywords for whatmovie?

Gunda

49X is a port city inYemen that was a marketplace for the trade of Coffee in the 15th century. It lendsits name to your favourite drink. name

Mocha

50) Benjamin Disraeli (1881) was a british

politician. Significance of his speech in indian

cinema?

Which do you believe most likely to enter an insane convention, a body of English gentlemen honoured by the favour of their Sovereign and the confidence of their fellow-subjects, managing your affairs for five years, I hope with prudence, and not altogether without success, or a sophistical rhetorician, inebriated with the exuberance of his own verbosity, and gifted with an egotistical imagination that can at all times command an interminable and inconsistent series of arguments to malign an opponent and to glorify himself?

Amitabhs speech in Amar Akbar Anthony takes part of thisspeech”sophistical rhetorician, inebriated with the exuberance of his own verbosity,”

51

The film was to be made in english as well and would be named “Paint it Yellow”. The plans were dropped though.

Which movie?

Rang De Basanti

52)

And I hold within my hand Grains of the golden sandHow few! yet how they creep Through my fingers to the deep, While I weep - while I weep! O God! can I not grasp Them with a tighter clasp?

This poem by edgar allan poe, inspired a dialogue in a bollywood movie. Which dialogue?

Hint: 2 people on the shore.

Dil Chahta Hai. WhereAkshay khannatakes sand in his hand to illustrate why Aakash is slipping away from her

53 Hermes’ wanted to integrate its supply chain to guarantee supply of material for its birkin bags.

Hermes opened its own farms to breed X in austrailia.

What do they breed?

Crocodiles.

It takes 2-3 crocs to make1 bag.

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Left overs

ID Y(Allegedly) Stefano Eugene Maino was Y’s (social, not biological) father. He was captured and imprisoned in Russia. He became a member of KGB and gave russian names to his daughters.

Y has dual citizen ship and has 2 children, whose other names are (Allegedly)

Raul Vinci Bianca Vinci.

Sonia Gandhi

If you laid outthe list ofingredientsfor a natural food itemit would look like this. What item?

Types of what? (non exhaustive)

MANDARIN

BAND STAND

TUXEDO

PILGRIM

CHELSEA

PETER PAN

SHAWL

BERTHA

SAILOR

FICHU

12. NOTCHED

13. WING

14. POLO

15. HENLEY

aysThere is only one set of stairs leading up to Penny, Leonard, and Sheldon's apartments. The scenes where the actors walk up or down the three flights of stairs have to be shot in separate takes because the actors and the scenery needs to be reset after each flight.

of the mInsuranceLoansMortgageAttorney

Collars

45

This is a small container containing flint, firesteel, and X

used to keep together a fire. From it originated a word that refers to something that is so dry that it could catch on fire with the slightest provocation.

Tinderbox