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Rules

▪ There are 20 questions. All questions carry one mark each

▪ Q 1, 5 10, 15, 20 are star marked which will be used for any ties

▪ Both answers are needed for questions with 2 parts, unless specified

▪ No –ve marking

▪ Top 6 teams will be qualified for the Finals

▪ Quizmaster’s decision is final

▪ Happy Quizzing !!!

Q1

Which term was developed (and was later added to the dictionary) to describe the famous SuperBowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy on 1st February, 2004.

Give the term which has gained wide popularity since then?

X came up with the discovery and development of Y, he was asked if he would get it patented. He said "There is no patent," "Could you patent the sun? When news of the his development was made public on April 12, 1955, X was hailed as a "miracle worker," and the day "almost became a national holiday.“

According to Forbes magazine- “If he would have got it patented, he would have been richer by $7 billion.” He lost 7 Billion Dollars but became a public hero.

Q2

German scientist and philosopher George Christopher Lichtenberg’s idea forms the basis for the standard size series, based on an aspect ratio of the square root of 2.

The significant advantage offered through this system is that each entity in this series when divided into two, yields the next size.

Which series is this?

Q3

The evolution of X brand started in 1982 with the establishment of Racal Strategic Radio Ltd a subsidiary of Racal Electronics .

The same year ,Racal Strategic Radio Ltd. Formed a joint venture with Millicom called ‘Racal X’ ,which would later evolve into the present day X.

Id X

Q4

Connect the following movies

Q5*

These characters are named Uys and Buys in Afrikaans, Tik and Tak in Arabic, Hernandez and Fernandez in Spanish, and Dupont and Dupond in the original French.

Who are these characters belonging to a famous streak ?

Q6

2015 brings with it yet another James Bond film, Spectre. Forgetting Spectre for a moment, we pan back across 2012 to Skyfall.

Even though Skyfall was a commercial success, this was not very sure before the film was released. Major fan backlash had occurred, accusing the filmmakers of giving in to commercial greed and destroying an iconic feature of the franchise to honor a $45 million deal with a Dutch business giant in its own field.

Spectre will go back to the iconic feature, making Skyfall the only Bond film to keep this change. What was the deal, and how would it irrevocably change something iconic ?

Q7

If a Quora post is to be believed, the identity of the picture, was a boy named Neeru Deshpandey from Nagpur.

However, Mayank Shah, group product manager, put all the folklore to rest and revealed: “It's actually an illustration by Everest back in the 60s.”

It is one of the largest selling products in the world, if the number equivalent to its annual sales is kept end to end, 192 is the number of times one could go around the world.

What?

Q8

Time magazine ran a cover sometime in March 2013 with the title “Man, Superman, Gunman”, along with the photo of a certain individual.

Which individual?

Q9

Its designer French mechanical engineer Louis Réard named it after the group of islands in the Pacific Ocean where the United States had conducted its first peace-time nuclear weapons test.

His hope was that it would create an explosive commercial and cultural reaction, similar in intensity to society's response to the nuclear test.

It did, and the name stuck with the media and public.

What are we talking about?

Q10*

Where can you see all of these symbols together?

Try to connect it with a brand

Q11

An Interesting Exchange between Two Geniuses:

X to Y: What I most admire about your art. You don't say a word, and the rest of the world understands you.

Y to X: It is true. But your glory is even greater !! The whole world Admires you, even though they don't understand a word of what you say!!

ID X and Y.

Q12

Arjuna, from the Mahabharata, was nicknamed “Savyasachi”. What ability, also seen in sportsmen such as

• Sachin Tendulkar

• Kobe Bryant

• Ronnie O’Sullivan

• Paolo Maldini

• Jonny Wilkinson

does this refer to?

Q13

This recent Amazon Print Ad created a controversy. What?

Q14

The Office Assistant was an intelligent user interface for Microsoft Office that assisted users by way of an interactive animated character, which interfaced with the Office help content. In Microsoft Office for Windows, it was included in versions 97 to 2003 and in Microsoft Office for Mac, it was included in versions 98 to 2004.

The feature drew a strongly negative response from many users & Microsoft turned off the feature by default.

On April 1, 2014, it appeared as an Office assistant in Office Online as part of an April Fool's Day Joke. What is the common name of this office assistant…!!

Q15*

John Charles Miller, worked at the São Paulo Railway Company becoming the Royal Mail's agent.

In 1884 he was sent to the Banister Court Public School in Southampton, England, where he acquired sufficient knowledge in a particular field.

When he returned in 1894, Miller brought a book and what else to Brazil in his suitcase?

Q16

Identify the organization and significance of this picture.

Q17

Who is this cricketer with a rather unique name ?

He may remind you of the French revolution or probably the ‘ideal brand ambassador for centre shock’.

Q18

The one minute between 6:02 am and 6:02pm on October 23 every year is celebrated by some scientists around the world as what ?

Q19

What does this map represent ?

Q20*

ANSWERS

Q1

Which term was developed (and was later added to the dictionary) to describe the famous SuperBowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy on 1st February, 2004.

Give the term which has gained wide popularity since then?

WARDROBE MALFUNCTION

ANSWER

X came up with the discovery and development of Y, he was asked if he would get it patented. He said "There is no patent," "Could you patent the sun? When news of the his development was made public on April 12, 1955, X was hailed as a "miracle worker," and the day "almost became a national holiday.“

According to Forbes magazine- “If he would have got it patented, he would have been richer by $7 billion.” He lost 7 Billion Dollars but became a public hero.

Q2

ANSWER

Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine

German scientist and philosopher George Christopher Lichtenberg’s idea forms the basis for the standard size series, based on an aspect ratio of the square root of 2.

The significant advantage offered through this system is that each entity in this series when divided into two, yields the next size.

Which series is this?

Q3

ANSWER

The A series of paper sizes

The evolution of X brand started in 1982 with the establishment of Racal Strategic Radio Ltd a subsidiary of Racal Electronics .

The same year ,Racal Strategic Radio Ltd. Formed a joint venture with Millicom called ‘Racal X’ ,which would later evolve into the present day X.

Id X

Q4

ANSWER

Connect the following movies

Q5

ANSWER

STOCKHOLM SYNDROME

These characters are named Uys and Buys in Afrikaans, Tik and Tak in Arabic, Hernandez and Fernandez in Spanish, and Dupont and Dupond in the original French.

Who are these characters belonging to a famous streak ?

Q6

ANSWER

THOMSON AND THOMPSON

2015 brings with it yet another James Bond film, Spectre. Forgetting Spectre for a moment, we pan back across 2012 to Skyfall.

Even though Skyfall was a commercial success, this was not very sure before the film was released. Major fan backlash had occurred, accusing the filmmakers of giving in to commercial greed and destroying an iconic feature of the franchise to honor a $45 million deal with a Dutch business giant in its own field.

Spectre will go back to the iconic feature, making Skyfall the only Bond film to keep this change. What was the deal, and how would it irrevocably change something iconic ?

Q7

ANSWER

Heineken replacing the Vodka Martini

If a Quora post is to be believed, the identity of the picture, was a girl named Neeru Deshpandey from Nagpur.

However, Mayank Shah, group product manager, put all the folklore to rest and revealed: “It's actually an illustration by Everest back in the 60s.”

It is one of the largest selling products in the world, if the number equivalent to its annual sales is kept end to end, 192 is the number of times one could go around the world.

What?

Q8

ANSWER

Time magazine ran a cover sometime in March 2013 with the title “Man, Superman, Gunman”, along with the photo of a certain individual.

Which individual?

Q9

ANSWER

OSCAR PISTORIUS

Its designer French mechanical engineer Louis Réard named it after the group of islands in the Pacific Ocean where the United States had conducted its first peace-time nuclear weapons test.

His hope was that it would create an explosive commercial and cultural reaction, similar in intensity to society's response to the nuclear test.

It did, and the name stuck with the media and public.

What are we talking about?

Q10*

ANSWER

BIKINI

Where can you see all of these symbols together?

Try to connect it with a brand

Q11

ANSWER

An Interesting Exchange between Two Geniuses:

X to Y: What I most admire about your art. You don't say a word, and the rest of the world understands you.

Y to X: It is true. But your glory is even greater !! The whole world Admires you, even though they don't understand a word of what you say!!

ID X and Y.

Q12

ANSWER

ALBERT EINSTEIN & CHARLIE CHAPLIN

Arjuna, from the Mahabharata, was nicknamed “Savyasachi”. What ability, also seen in sportsmen such as

• Sachin Tendulkar

• Kobe Bryant

• Ronnie O’Sullivan

• Paolo Maldini

• Jonny Wilkinson

does this refer to?

Q13

ANSWER

AMBIDEXTROUS

This recent Amazon Print Ad created a controversy. What?

Q14

ANSWER

THE PRINT AD CONTAINED ONLY 21 OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF INDIA AND MISSED OUT ON SINDHI

The Office Assistant was an intelligent user interface for Microsoft Office that assisted users by way of an interactive animated character, which interfaced with the Office help content. In Microsoft Office for Windows, it was included in versions 97 to 2003 and in Microsoft Office for Mac, it was included in versions 98 to 2004.

The feature drew a strongly negative response from many users & Microsoft turned off the feature by default.

On April 1, 2014, it appeared as an Office assistant in Office Online as part of an April Fool's Day Joke. What is the common name of this office assistant…!!

Q15*

ANSWER

CLIPPY

John Charles Miller, worked at the São Paulo Railway Company becoming the Royal Mail's agent.

In 1884 he was sent to the Banister Court Public School in Southampton, England, where he acquired sufficient knowledge in a particular field.

When he returned in 1894, Miller brought a book and what else to Brazil in his suitcase?

Q16

ANSWER

Football, he is known as the Father of football in Brazil.

Identify the organization and significance of this picture.

Q17

ANSWER

Who is this cricketer with a rather unique name ?

He may remind you of the French revolution or probably the ‘ideal brand ambassador for centre shock’.

Q18

ANSWER

NAPOLEON EINSTEIN

The one minute between 6:02 am and 6:02pm on October 23 every year is celebrated by some scientists around the world as what ?

Q19

Avagadro minute 6:02- 6:02 on 10/23

ANSWER

What does this map represent ?

Q20*

ANSWER

WORLD ACCORDING TO DONALD TRUMP

SCORES PLEASE !!