The Open Winter ‘09: The Grand Slam Of Quizzing! (supposedly)

The F.Y.I Open Winter ‘09 The Grand Slam of Quizzing! (Supposedly)

FINALS Quizmasters: Suraj & Brunzo

Info • There shall be 8 Rounds of Quizzing. • Quizmasters will update you with the rules at the beginning of every round. • Tonight, quizmasters are always right and we rule supreme. • Have A Good One….

Round I Honour Thy Clock! • Questions Pass clockwise • Infinite Bounds. • 10 on a direct, 10 on a pass. • 6 Questions.

• Q1. What one word is common to both images?

• Q2. Artwork made using what?

Q3. Because of size, it has been given a name according to one of the orders of ten. The word comes from small in Italian. What is it and what has it been named?

Q4. Pramod.C.Mitter is a crime detective. He has a teenaged cousin Topshe, who helps him out always in cases. They have a friend Lalmohan Babu, who is a bumbling cheap thriller novel writer. These are the characters of a certain famous detective story, first published in the magazine Sandesh, which belonged to the grandfather of the author of these stories. These stories brought about a change in the sales of the magazine, which was in sheer shatters! The author of these stories is a renowned person, who in his introduction, admits to being fascinated by Holmes. The author was famous for a different thing altogether. Who is the author?

Q5. “Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.” Where would you find this?

• Q6. Rah-Rah, Gho, Foustanella, Cargo, Poodle, Prairie, Dirndl, Jeans and Tiered are type of what?

Round II Dis-honour Thy Clock! • Questions go counter clock-wise. • Infinite Bounds. • 10 on a direct, 10 on a pass. • 6 Questions.

• Q1.

• Q3. The 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment's motto and slogan was named after him. • In 1940, the night before their first mass jump, U.S. paratroopers at Fort Benning watched the 1939 film _______, in which the actor playing ______ yells his name as he leaps from a high cliff into a river, depicting a reallife escape he successfully attempted in which he jumped off Medicine Bluff at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, into the Medicine Creek with his horse. • Private Aubrey Eberhardt announced he would shout the name when he jumped from the airplane to prove he was not scared. The trend has since caught on elsewhere, becoming widely associated with any sort of high jump in popular culture. This unit was the first parachute battalion of the United States Army. Fill in the blank.

• Q4. Naughty from a small age, he was caught checking out a lady’s assets during a recent meet. ID this kid from an ad for Bonux Detergent in 1967.

• Q5. 15 April 1912. • 1,517 people dead. What event?

• Q6. Identify the singer and the person who says “Thank you” in the end.

ROUND III Theme-appa • Questions go clockwise as per Infinite Bounds. • +10 if you answer correctly. No negatives for the questions. • All the questions have ONE common theme. Theme can be guessed at 4 different stages.

• For the Theme: • Stage 1: +40 or -20 • Stage 2: +30 or -15 • Stage 3: +20 or -10 • Stage 4: +10 (no negatives)

Q1. The Reims Cathedral in the Champagne region of France can accommodate upto half a million tourists. What style of architecture is it built in?

Q2. This piece of work first appeared in Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902. There have been about 24 film adaptations of this, second highest after Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. The only Indian adaptation is the one below and that also went on to become a smash hit. What piece of work is this?

Q3. Around the 12th Century, disease-infected corpses were flung into cities in an attempt to infect or terrorize the people under siege—a medieval form of biological warfare. This was achieved using the earliest form of a Torsion Engine. The strobe picture of one such device is given below. ID the device.

Theme is open! @ Stake: +40 or -20

• Q4. This is a metal cover of the composition of one of the finest pieces of Baroque music. Identify the original composer.

• Q5. It’s a form of Quartz and is most commonly obtained in Black. One of Satoshi Tajiri’s magical creatures derives its name from these. What are these?

• Q6. As I walked along, I saw Sony’s JumboTron, went past the junction at Canal Street, entered The Bronx. After seeing Forty freaking theatres along the single stretch, I went “Mama Mia!” and dropped to the ground. What am I describing?

Theme is open! @ Stake:

Q2. The Lapith tribe of Thessaly were described as the inventors of horse-back riding by Greek writers. The Thessalian tribes also claimed their horse breeds were descended from the _______. The Mitra-Varuna traces the origin of the ________ back to the Indian Gandharvas.

+30 or -15

Q7. The Lapith tribe of Thessaly were described as the inventors of horse-back riding by Greek writers. The Thessalian tribes also claimed their horse breeds were descended from the _______. The Mitra-Varuna traces the origin of the ________ back to the Indian Gandharvas.

• Q8. The Piano is actually short for piano_____ which literally means a harpsichord with soft and loud sounds. • _____ in French means strength. Thus it is used in the English language as a reference to a person’s skills/strong points. • _____ also means the strong part of a fencing blade.

• Q9. • It is often claimed that Egyptians referred to it as _______ which means"that which is of the Pharaoh” apparently denoting that the Egyptian crown owned a monopoly on ______ production. The Nile banks were rich with the growth of these and they were used as far back as the 3rd Millenium B.C. The Egyptians continued to use this until the Arabs replaced it with a cheaper substitute made from wood, rags and grass.

Theme is open! @ Stake: +20 or -10

Q10. ID tourist attraction

• Q11. Connect:

• Q12. This river is considered sacred. It is the chief tributary of the Krishna River. In the epic Ramayana, the river was known by the name of Pampa. It surrounds present day Hampi and is famous for the row of 108 Shivalingas along its bank. Which river?

Theme is open! @ Stake: +10 or No Negatives

The Answer….

FONTS IN MICROSOFT! • • • • • • • • • •

Century Gothic Baskerville Old Face Trebuchet MS Vivaldi Onyx Broadway Centaur Forte Papyrus Arial

• मंगल • ತುಂಗ

ROUND IV S.V.C • Pics. One Theme. No points for ID. • All clues are generic. Think out of the box. • Points for Theme are indicated on the slides itself. • Constant negative of 10 points for a wrong answer. • Unlimited tries at the theme.

+25 or -10

+20 or -10

+18 or -10

+16 or -10

+14 or -10

+12 or -10

+10 or -10

ROUND IV L.V.C • 20 Pics. One Theme. No points for ID. • All clues are generic. Think out of the box. • 4 X 4 sets. Points for Theme are as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4.

+40 +30 +20 +10

/ / / /

-20 -15 -10 No negatives

Do not shout theme out. Give us an “Oye!”. We’ll come to you. Write the theme down. Thanks.

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Theme Open +40 / -20

Theme Open +30 / -15

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Theme Open +20 / -10

Theme Open +10 / No Negatives

ROUND V

ARMAGEDDON

ARMAGEDDON • • • •

Rules: This is a Written Round Toughest questions lie here. Points will be: 5 x (The Number of teams that get the answer wrong) • A chance to score 25 points on EACH question. • 6 Questions in all. 150 points @ stake.

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Q1. S for Stupendous! T for Tiger, ferocity of! U for Underwear, red! P for Power, incredible! E for Excellent physique! N for ...um... something... hm, well, I'll come back to that... D for Determination! U for... wait, how do you spell this? Is it "I"??

• Monologue of the alter ego of which fictional character?

Q2. In Denmark it’s called slå katten af tønden("hit the cat out of the barrel") In South Indian villages, festivals feature a competition called Uri adithal . Another similar tradition is associated with Lord Krishna's childhood. A pot is filled with milk/treats/money and hung in public squares or on streets on Krishna's birthday. Youngsters climb on each others back to make a sort of human ladder. The bugger on top breaks the pot. Money showers on folks below. In the Philippines, a clay pot or "palayok" is used for this. Hence, the local name is "Paluan ng Palayok" or "Smash the Clay Pot". In Brazil, a big balloon is used to hold the contents. In Japan, a similar game called suikawari is played where a watermelon shell is used. All these are variations of what Folk tradition?

Q3. This is the illustration of St. Thomas More’s De optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula ______ published in 1516 where he describes the perfect social, political and religious system of a particular

• Q4. • The following is one of the descriptions of the characteristics of certain warriors in the Old Norse literature, who were also called werewolves. Many historians believe that this is where the myth of werewolves started. They called the _________gang because of their temper. • “This fury, which was called ________gang, occurred not only in the heat of battle, but also during laborious work. Men who were thus seized performed things which otherwise seemed impossible for human power. • This condition is said to have begun with shivering, chattering of the teeth, and chill in the body, and then the face swelled and changed its colour. With this was connected a great hot-headedness, which at last gave over into a great rage, under which they howled as wild animals, bit the edge of their shields, and cut down everything they met without discriminating between friend or foe. When this condition ceased, a great dulling of the mind and feebleness followed, which could last for one or several days." • This gave rise to an English phrase. What phrase?

• Q5. Rudrapatnam Shamashastry used to work at the Oriental Research Institute, Mysore. In 1905, he found an old tattered manuscript on top of a pile of books. This discovery was and is considered a bigger find than that of Prince by Machiavelli. Thus, this humble bloke became all famous. What did he find?

• Q6. • The first usage of these was first confessed by Guillaume Edelin. There are, however, prior records of their usage, usually that had been first greased with an ointment. Anecdotally, the these served another purpose during periods of persecution. Magic practitioners would disguise their wands as these to avoid suspicion. It is also a tradition that they have been used by some as receptacles to harbor temporarily a particular spirit. What?

Round VI A to Z • Rules: • This is a Written Round • One BIG question has 10 blanks (A to J) • 5 points per answer. • Bonus 10 for getting all right!

A to Z • Sappho was an Ancient poetess of ‘A’. Two adjectives in the English language are drawn from her. One is Sapphic. The other word, ‘B’ comes from her home island whose highest peak is ‘C’. • ‘C’ is called the ‘Throne of ‘D’’. The Indian equivalent of D is ‘E’ who is often seen seated on an ‘F’. • ‘F’ is the Thai symbol of sanctity and royal power. The F shares its name with something that the corporation ‘G’ owns. G has a collaboration with Swedish company ‘H’. • H in Latin means ‘I roll’ and it currently owns Nissan Diesel. The cars section of H is owned by the motor company ‘I’ which owned racing team ‘J’ in F1. The scientific name of J is Panthera onca!

ROUND VII TOPICATOR • There are seven topics to choose from. • Teams give topics to other teams. Pattern of selection as announced by QMs. • 4 Questions in each topic. +10 / -0 in Normal Mode. • Overdrive(OD): – You can choose OD after you are given a topic by you opponent. – In OD, the points are +20 / -10.

• Bonus +20 if you get all right!

CHOOSE YOUR DESTINY!! MOVIES

LITERATURE

GAMES & SPORTS

FOOD

SPORTS

MUSIC

BIZARRE

HISTORY AND MYTHOLOGY

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FOOD Q1. This delicacy is derived from the Italian adulteration of the Persian word khaya meaning “eggs”. Its most notable variety is the black _____.The reason why it is so expensive is that the source it comes from has been labeled endangered as per the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Several exotic varieties of this dish have been banned for consumption due to ecological concerns. What is this delicacy?

• Q2. Complete the analogy. • Beef : Cow : : Venison : ________

Q3. The abuse of electronic messaging systems to send unsolicited bulk messages indiscriminately = Ham+water+sugar+salt+Sodium Nitrite What am I talking about?

Q4. It is a popular beverage in the Indian subcontinent made primarily by mixing rose syrup with vermicelli and tapioca seeds along with either milk or water. It is a variant of the Persian dessert of the same name. The difference lies in the fact that the vermicelli used is often made from arrowroot rather than wheat.

MUSIC • Q1. A.R. Rahman composed the tune for this song while on a tour in Toronto. Later, when he went for the Hajj in Mecca, he was intrigued by a man near a river who kept on saying “______” which meant water in Arabic. Impressed by how Indian the word sounded, he asked lyricist Gulzar to incorporate the word into the tune. He also personally trained Lebanese singer Maryem Tollar to sing the song. Which song?

• Q2. Who would you associate with acts like these?

• Q3. Identify the singer and give me claim to fame of the song.

Q4.

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MOVIES Q1.

• Q2. • Born as Sunil, he was given his current name by Sunil Dutt. He was given the name as he shared the same name with the legendary great. Sunil was famed to be seen along with Kader Khan in over 100 movies. He was given the Best Comedian Award (Filmfare) in 1995. He has been nominated for the same category since the start of his career in 1972. How do we know him better?

Q3.

This is 1988 fantasy comedy movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Something that has never before happened in this movie. It has never happened again either. What?

• Q4. The makers of the movie indulged in several marketing strategies among which were a competition to find the host city and the transformations of the chain of stores 7Eleven and Burger King. But what fascinated me the most was the way the Empire State Building was lit up. Which movie?

HISTORY and MYTHOLOGY Q1.

What is this?

• Q2. Statue of X modeled after statue of Y. It was humoured that he reached to the sky for clothing as he is half clad. Give X and Y.

Q3. They are believed to be the greatest sailors to have ever touched the seas. Infact, the 8th century around the North Pole is named after them. So is a sub-genre of Heavy Metal! They used the drakkars & knarrs for trade. Who?

Q4. Gabriel was an angel close to God. He was considered God’s messenger. According to the Islamic faith, he was the medium through whom God revealed the Quran to Prophet Muhammad. But after a rebelion against god, Gabriel was banished from heaven. How do we know Gabriel better?

BIZARRE Q1. This activity, which is unique to humans, spreads the cytomaegalovirus. This virus is present in a certain fluid. If the activity is indulged in for about six months prior to conception, the virus transfer from male to female gives her time to build up immunity to it and thus makes the offspring immune to it. This increases chances of a healthier child.

• Q2.

Observe carefully! She is ________, the No. 1 on FHM’s list for what?(I strongly disagree with their judgment. I know a better one.)

• Q3. Put Funda

• Q4. Complete the analogy. • Cola Wars: Pepsi & Coke :: Pubic Wars: _______ & _______.

SPORTS • Q1.

? 1956

1998/1999

• Q2. Much contrary to its name, it was invented in Germany in 1893 under the name “Stern-Halma”, as a variation on the older American game of Halma. • The German word Stern described the layout required to play the game aptly. Its current name is derived from 2 facts. • 1. The region in which it gained popularity after the Japanese introduced it there. • 2. The resemblance in basic moves to another popular game of the kind. • What am I talking about?

Q3. An epic battle between two tennis legends. Played in 1973. Started off with Bobby Riggs challenging ______ followed by a lot of taunting. Finally a match was set up, Bobby Riggs came out of retirement and went back shame-faced losing 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. This match was popularly called as ________.

• Q4. The USARPS League is the official ____ _____ ______League of the United States. It is sponsored by Bud Light. Matti Leshem is the co-commissioner. In April 2006, the inaugural USARPS League Championship was held in Las Vegas. Following months of regional qualifying tournaments held across the U.S, 257 players were flown to Las Vegas for a single-elimination tournament where the winner received $50,000.

LITERATURE Q1. What was the name of Akbar’s autobiography?

Q2. This book went on to be adapted into the Oscar winner for best picture, Best Director(obviously) and Best Original Score. ID

Q3. X had to write the book Y thrice as prison gaurds destroyed the first 2 copies. There has been much hum drum about how true the content of Y is. Mumbai Mirror even linked one of the lead characters to a taxi driver in present day Mumbai. But X admitted that he wasn’t the one. The sequel to Y, “Mountain Shadow” is due in 2010. Many actors tried for the offer to bag the film adaptation of Y. This included Russel Crowe and Johnny Depp. But Depp managed to strike the deal ultimately. The screenplay of Y shall be written by X himself. ID both X and Y.

Q4. He won the Nobel in Literature in 1953 for “his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values” . He is best known for his impressionist scenes of landscape, many of which were painted while on holiday in the South of France, Egypt or Morocco. His most famous works include The Second World War and A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. Who?

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