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Qriocity 2K14 Finals
Welcome one and all
Rules
• 6 rounds of 6 questions each
• Infinite Pounce : +10 on bounce, +10/-10 on
pounce
• Quizmaster is always right. Don’t you think if I
were wrong, I’d know it?
Round One
Clockwise
• The history of 'X' traces back to the merger of 'The
State Mutual Life Assurance Company’ of Worcester,
Massachusetts; and ‘Guarantee Mutual Company’ of
Ohio.
• The merger resulted in low employee morale. In an
attempt to solve this, Harvey Ball - an American
commercial artist - was hired as a freelancer to design
‘'X”, which he completed in about 10 minutes
• ID 'X'
1
Answer
• Smileys
• US Marine Corps Cpl. Chester Nez (shown below) died aged
93 on July 5th, 2014. He was the last of a unique unit of
soldiers who played an important role in World War II.
• One way to say the word "______" in 'X' would be “Tsah
(Needle) Wol-la-chee (Ant) Ah-keh-di-glini (Victor) Tsah-ah-
dzoh ('Y'ucca).
• Connect the dots
2
Answer
• Navoji Code Talkers
• United States of America recruited native
tribes for the role of ‘code talkers’ to carry
cryptic messages during war as their language
was impossible for the enemy to decipher.
What’s The Topic of Discussion?
Medieval 'X' were designed such that, during an
invasion, the attacking swordsmen were at a
disadvantage. The asymmetrical design forced
the right handed swordsman to engage the
central pike and therefore degrade his mobility
as compared to the defender.
3
Answer
• Clockwise winding Spiral Staircase (from the
ascender’s POV)
• The term "Lessepsian Migration" is used to
describe any animal migration over man-made
structures; i.e. that which would not have
occurred, had it not been for the presence of
an artificial structure.
• Explain the etymology - 'Lessepsian Migration'
4
Answer
• It is named after Ferdinand de Lesseps, the
French engineer responsible for Suez Canal's
construction. The canal led to the first
instance of such a migration.
• Oshiya are workers at metro stations in Japan.
They were first brought in at Shinjuku Metro
Station and were largely made up of students
working part-time. What is the primary
objective of their work?
5
Answer
• Stuffing passengers into crowded coaches.
• He was a legendary figure in Indian motor
sports. Apart from being a successful formula
car racer, he was also a designer and
fabricator of several formula cars. His low cost
cars helped other racers like Narain
Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok gain entry
into motorsports. His demise in a fatal flight
crash was a huge loss to Indian Motorsports.
As homage, the Coimbatore race track is
named after him.
6
Answer
• Sundaram Karivardhan
• Race track: Kari Race track
Round Two
Counter Clockwise
• During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Li-Ning
sports company pulled off a spectacular feat
that advertising executives call Ambush
Marketing, overshadowing nearly $200 million
in Olympic sponsorship and marketing
spending by Adidas, the original Olympics
sponsor.
• How did Li-Ning score this publicity coup?
1
Answer
• The Olympic torch was lit by Chinese gymnast
and athlete Li Ning, owner of Li-Ning sports
company. The event was covered by a
plethora of channels
• The following insets are from artist Jon
Rafman's latest photo project named '9-eyes‘.
Why the name ‘9-eyes’?
2
Answer
• All the images were taken by Google Street
View, which uses 9 lenses to capture images.
ID this homepage
3
Answer
The East India Company
• Shown in the video is a traditional ancestral
war cry, dance or challenge from the Maori
people.
• What is its name and what in the world of
sports has contributed heavily to its
popularity?
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI851yJU
QQw
4
Answer
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g3QbH_i
2VU
• Haka, the war cry of the New Zealand Rugby
Team
• Originally called the Ediety Knot, this knot
gained fame when it was seen in the film ‘'X'’
being donned by the always posh villain ‘'Y'’
and ended up being called as the ''Y'' knot.
• ID 'Y'; and hence, 'X'
5
Answer
• The Merovingian from The Matrix Reloaded
• 'X' was the military dictator of Panama from 1983
to 1989. He was removed from power by the
United States following the 1989 invasion of
Panama and then tried for several counts.
• Having been released in 2011, he was back in the
spotlight this year after suing a game publishing
company for portraying him as a 'murderer and
enemy of the state' in their 2012 game.
• ID 'X' and the game.
6
Answer
• Manuel Noriega, Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Round Three
Clockwise
Put Funda
1
Answer
• Signatures of the original Macintosh team that
is inscribed inside the macs
• 'X' is a name given to large, multi-decked sailing ships used
primarily by European States from the 16th to 18th
centuries. Its name comes from an old French word
meaning “little ship”.
• The hedge fund management firm 'X' group was one of the
largest of its kind in the world, managing over $7 billion,
before closing in October 2009 after being revealed to be
the center of the 2009 insider trading scandal. This also led
to the arrest of Rajat Gupta, then CEO of McKinsey and an
inspiration to many Indian entrepreneurs.
• ID 'X' and its founder
2
Answer
• Galleon, Raj Rajratnam
• Listen close and identify the singer
3
Answer
• Go Gyal Go by Dwayne Bravo
• Walk Again Project is a consortium made up of
hundreds of people from universities and research
institutes worldwide. Under the direction of
neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis. who coordinates
scientists and experts of 25 nationalities from every
continent. The purpose of the project is to develop a
brain-to-machine interface technology that allows
people with restricted mobility to walk again using
their minds to control a device outside of the body.
• How did this project become famous recently?
4
Answer
• This was the project that enabled a paraplegic
to kick off the FIFA 2014 world cup
• In the 1890s, researchers began isolating and studying
Bromelain, a natural mixture of two proteases (protein-
digesting enzymes) found in the fruit 'X'. They
discovered that Bromelain is quite effective at dividing
proteins such as the collagen in steak, as well as in
human tongue.
• The reason why the damage to our tongue isnt severe
is that our body begins metabolizing the enzyme as
soon as we start consuming the fruit.
• ID the fruit.
5
Answer
• Pineapple
• In April 2006, Malaysian National Space Agency
(Angkasa) sponsored a conference of scientists
and religious scholars to address the issues of
how the ______ should be determined when one
is in Orbit.
• The conference concluded that if the astronaut is
not able to locate an 'X', s/he may choose earth
itself as a _______.
6
Answer
• Qilba, the direction that Muslims face while
offering prayers during Salar.
Round Three
Counter Clockwise
• SS Persia was a P&O passenger liner, built in
1900 by Caird & Company, Inverclyde,
Greenock, Scotland. It was torpedoed and
sunk without warning on 30th December 1915,
by German U-Boat commander Max
Valentiner. 343 passengers onboard the Persia
including a woman named Eleanor Thornton
died during the sinking.
• What connection does Eleanor Thornton have
with the automobile history ?
1
Answer
• The model of ‘Spirit of Ecstasy’; the bonnet
ornament of Rolls Royce
• John Hinckley Jr. born 1955, developed an
obsession with actress Jodie Foster. After
writing numerous letters and notes, calling her
many times and getting rejected, he was
convinced that by becoming a national figure
he would be Foster's equal.
• What did he end up doing to gain Jodie
Foster's attention?
2
Answer
• Assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan
• He was born into a family that owned stud farms which supplied to India's
horse racing circuit. By age 20, 'X' realized that there is no future for horse
racing in the socialist India of the time.
• A chance conversation with a vet at a farm led 'X' into vaccines.
• 'X' co-founded 'Y' along with his brother Zavaray. In the past 4 decades, 'Y'
has introduced many indigenously developed vaccines for DTP, Tetanys,
Diphtheria, etc. and has become the world’s largest producer of vaccines
• Statistics say one out of every two children in the world have been
vaccinated by 'Y'
• ID 'X' and 'Y'
3
Answer
• Cyrus Poonawala; Serum Institute of India
ID 'X' and 'Y'
• On his second voyage, 'X' and his crew
intercepted a ship of Muslim pilgrims travelling
from Calicut to Mecca, and looted the ship with
over 400 pilgrims on board including 50 women
and the ambassador of Egypt. He then burnt
them to death.
• 'X' is the main antagonist of the 2011 Malayalam
film 'Y', named after the whip like blade, a master
class weapon in the Indian martial arts
Kalaripayattu.
4
Answer
• 'X'- Vasco Da Gama
• 'Y'- Urumi
• Glenn Mcgrath is being red-carded by the
umpire Billy Bowden in the last over of the
Australia vs New Zealand match of the first
ever T20 international, and is the first and
only instance of a Red Card in Cricket.
• Why was it given?
5
Answer
• A grinning McGrath dummied an underarm
delivery to Kyle Mills
• 'X' Pass, Literally meaning "Pile of Corpses" in
Bhoti, named so due to people dying in bad
weather trying to cross the pass, is a high
mountain pass on the eastern Pir Panjal range of
the Himalayas.
• Several episodes of the History Channel's Ice
Road Truckers series as well as the spinoff IRT
Deadliest Roads feature this pass.
• ID 'X'
6
Answer
• Rohtang Pass
Round Four
Counter Clockwise
• In 1997, while returning to southern California after finishing the Los
Angeles-Hawaii Transpac sailing race, Capt. Charles Moore caught sight of
what later came to be known as 'X'.
• He describes the experience as follows.
“As I gazed from the deck at the surface of what ought to have been a pristine
ocean, I was confronted, as far as the eye could see, with the sight of plastic.
It seemed unbelievable, but I never found a clear spot. In the week it took to
cross the subtropical high, no matter what time of day I looked, plastic debris
was floating everywhere: bottles, bottle caps, wrappers, fragments.”
• What did he and his crew discover that day?
1
Answer
• The Great Pacific Garbage Patch ; an area of
the Pacific Ocean strewn with floating plastic
debris which is twice the size of Texas.
• During the Nigerian Civil War of 1967-1970, the
Nigerian military formed a blockade around the
nation's newly independent south eastern region,
Biafra, which had only the French as their supporters.
When a number of French doctors and volunteers
entered the country, they were subjected to attacks by
the Nigerian army, and witnessed several war crimes.
These doctors concluded that a new aid organization
was needed that would ignore religious/political
boundaries and prioritize the welfare of victims.
• Thus was founded the organization 'X'
2
Answer
• The latest Footlocker ad shows Mike Tyson
returning to Evander Holyfield, an Item that
he kind of 'borrowed' about 17 years back.
• what is it?
3
Answer
• His ear
• Shown in the picture is the coat of arms of
Australia.
• The animals featured, Kangaroo and Emu owe
this recognition to the fact that they are the most
well known Australian native animals large
enough to hold up the shield, and also that they
share a symbolic connection to the country's
motto.
• What is the connection?
4
Answer
• Australia’s unofficial motto reads ‘Advance
Australia’
• Neither Kangaroo nor Emu can move
backwards easily
• 'X' is a feature of certain typefaces where the
corners or details are removed from the
letterforms. They are only needed for small
point sizes and are usually only found on
typefaces designed for printing on newsprint.
• ID 'X' and put funda
5
Answer
• Ink Trap. When the type is printed, ink
naturally spreads into the removed area.
Without ink traps, the excess ink would blob
and ruin the crisp edges.
ID 'X'
The loss of the technique to produce 'X' has been attributed
to various reasons.
• As the raw material was imported from India to the Middle
East, a sufficiently lengthy disruption of the trade routes
could have ended the production.
• The raw materials couldn't be imported from elsewhere as
the presence of trace impurities of tungsten or vanadium
was a key factor for the desired outcome.
• The technique for controlled thermal cycling could also
have been lost.
6
Answer
• Damascus Sword
Round Five
Clockwise
• The movies 'X' and 'Y'; both directed by Clint
Eastwood were shot back to back, with 'Y'
released after 'X'.
• Both the movies were based around the Battle of
Iwo Jima, but one tells the American viewpoint
while the other is from the Japanese viewpoint.
• ID 'X' and 'Y'
1
Answer
• 'X', the opposite of À la carte is a French loan
phrase that literally means "the host's table". The
term was originally used to denote a table set
aside for residents of a guesthouse, who
presumably sit at the same table as their host.
• The meaning shifted to include any meal
featuring a set menu at a fixed price.
• The concept of ‘Thali’ in Indian Cuisine comes
under 'X'
2
Answer
• Table d'hôte
• This animal, often mistaken as _______ is
named so because of its resemblance to a
Portuguese version of an 18th century armed
sailing ship called 'X' at full sail.
3
Answer
• Portuguese Man O’War
• ‘X’ is a city in Syria, in the Hama governorate,
notable for its large medieval castle. It was
used by 'Y' as their main headquarters after
their former one was destroyed.
• A video game series that began in 2007 has
led to the increase in popularity of ‘X’
• ID ‘X’
4
Answer
• Masyaf
Find X and Y
• 'X'; literally meaning "air ear" is a Japanese
term for homophonic translation of song
lyrics.
• For us Indians, the most famous 'X' would be
the subtitled viral video starring 'Y' song from
the Tamil movie, Pennin Manathai Thottu
uploaded by an user named "Buffelax".
5
Answer
• 'X': Soramimi
• 'Y': Prabhu Dheva
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOIKb482A
oE
• 'X' was an American film director, who was
well known for working in Indian films. He
predominantly worked in Tamil cinema
industry from 1936 to 1950.
• 'X' directed the debut films of several popular
Tamil actors, such as T.S. Balaiya, N.S.
Krishnan, and 'Y'.
6
Answer
• 'X': Ellis Dungan
• 'Y': M.G. Ramachandran
Theme Round 1
ID the sitcom from the layout of their
sets
Example
Answer
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ID the movie from the lego version of
their poster
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  • 2. Rules • 6 rounds of 6 questions each • Infinite Pounce : +10 on bounce, +10/-10 on pounce • Quizmaster is always right. Don’t you think if I were wrong, I’d know it?
  • 4. • The history of 'X' traces back to the merger of 'The State Mutual Life Assurance Company’ of Worcester, Massachusetts; and ‘Guarantee Mutual Company’ of Ohio. • The merger resulted in low employee morale. In an attempt to solve this, Harvey Ball - an American commercial artist - was hired as a freelancer to design ‘'X”, which he completed in about 10 minutes • ID 'X' 1
  • 6. • US Marine Corps Cpl. Chester Nez (shown below) died aged 93 on July 5th, 2014. He was the last of a unique unit of soldiers who played an important role in World War II. • One way to say the word "______" in 'X' would be “Tsah (Needle) Wol-la-chee (Ant) Ah-keh-di-glini (Victor) Tsah-ah- dzoh ('Y'ucca). • Connect the dots 2
  • 7. Answer • Navoji Code Talkers • United States of America recruited native tribes for the role of ‘code talkers’ to carry cryptic messages during war as their language was impossible for the enemy to decipher.
  • 8. What’s The Topic of Discussion? Medieval 'X' were designed such that, during an invasion, the attacking swordsmen were at a disadvantage. The asymmetrical design forced the right handed swordsman to engage the central pike and therefore degrade his mobility as compared to the defender. 3
  • 9. Answer • Clockwise winding Spiral Staircase (from the ascender’s POV)
  • 10. • The term "Lessepsian Migration" is used to describe any animal migration over man-made structures; i.e. that which would not have occurred, had it not been for the presence of an artificial structure. • Explain the etymology - 'Lessepsian Migration' 4
  • 11. Answer • It is named after Ferdinand de Lesseps, the French engineer responsible for Suez Canal's construction. The canal led to the first instance of such a migration.
  • 12. • Oshiya are workers at metro stations in Japan. They were first brought in at Shinjuku Metro Station and were largely made up of students working part-time. What is the primary objective of their work? 5
  • 13. Answer • Stuffing passengers into crowded coaches.
  • 14. • He was a legendary figure in Indian motor sports. Apart from being a successful formula car racer, he was also a designer and fabricator of several formula cars. His low cost cars helped other racers like Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok gain entry into motorsports. His demise in a fatal flight crash was a huge loss to Indian Motorsports. As homage, the Coimbatore race track is named after him. 6
  • 15. Answer • Sundaram Karivardhan • Race track: Kari Race track
  • 17. • During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Li-Ning sports company pulled off a spectacular feat that advertising executives call Ambush Marketing, overshadowing nearly $200 million in Olympic sponsorship and marketing spending by Adidas, the original Olympics sponsor. • How did Li-Ning score this publicity coup? 1
  • 18. Answer • The Olympic torch was lit by Chinese gymnast and athlete Li Ning, owner of Li-Ning sports company. The event was covered by a plethora of channels
  • 19. • The following insets are from artist Jon Rafman's latest photo project named '9-eyes‘. Why the name ‘9-eyes’? 2
  • 20. Answer • All the images were taken by Google Street View, which uses 9 lenses to capture images.
  • 23. • Shown in the video is a traditional ancestral war cry, dance or challenge from the Maori people. • What is its name and what in the world of sports has contributed heavily to its popularity? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI851yJU QQw 4
  • 24. Answer • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g3QbH_i 2VU • Haka, the war cry of the New Zealand Rugby Team
  • 25. • Originally called the Ediety Knot, this knot gained fame when it was seen in the film ‘'X'’ being donned by the always posh villain ‘'Y'’ and ended up being called as the ''Y'' knot. • ID 'Y'; and hence, 'X' 5
  • 26. Answer • The Merovingian from The Matrix Reloaded
  • 27. • 'X' was the military dictator of Panama from 1983 to 1989. He was removed from power by the United States following the 1989 invasion of Panama and then tried for several counts. • Having been released in 2011, he was back in the spotlight this year after suing a game publishing company for portraying him as a 'murderer and enemy of the state' in their 2012 game. • ID 'X' and the game. 6
  • 28. Answer • Manuel Noriega, Call of Duty: Black Ops II
  • 31. Answer • Signatures of the original Macintosh team that is inscribed inside the macs
  • 32. • 'X' is a name given to large, multi-decked sailing ships used primarily by European States from the 16th to 18th centuries. Its name comes from an old French word meaning “little ship”. • The hedge fund management firm 'X' group was one of the largest of its kind in the world, managing over $7 billion, before closing in October 2009 after being revealed to be the center of the 2009 insider trading scandal. This also led to the arrest of Rajat Gupta, then CEO of McKinsey and an inspiration to many Indian entrepreneurs. • ID 'X' and its founder 2
  • 34. • Listen close and identify the singer 3
  • 35. Answer • Go Gyal Go by Dwayne Bravo
  • 36. • Walk Again Project is a consortium made up of hundreds of people from universities and research institutes worldwide. Under the direction of neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis. who coordinates scientists and experts of 25 nationalities from every continent. The purpose of the project is to develop a brain-to-machine interface technology that allows people with restricted mobility to walk again using their minds to control a device outside of the body. • How did this project become famous recently? 4
  • 37. Answer • This was the project that enabled a paraplegic to kick off the FIFA 2014 world cup
  • 38. • In the 1890s, researchers began isolating and studying Bromelain, a natural mixture of two proteases (protein- digesting enzymes) found in the fruit 'X'. They discovered that Bromelain is quite effective at dividing proteins such as the collagen in steak, as well as in human tongue. • The reason why the damage to our tongue isnt severe is that our body begins metabolizing the enzyme as soon as we start consuming the fruit. • ID the fruit. 5
  • 40. • In April 2006, Malaysian National Space Agency (Angkasa) sponsored a conference of scientists and religious scholars to address the issues of how the ______ should be determined when one is in Orbit. • The conference concluded that if the astronaut is not able to locate an 'X', s/he may choose earth itself as a _______. 6
  • 41. Answer • Qilba, the direction that Muslims face while offering prayers during Salar.
  • 43. • SS Persia was a P&O passenger liner, built in 1900 by Caird & Company, Inverclyde, Greenock, Scotland. It was torpedoed and sunk without warning on 30th December 1915, by German U-Boat commander Max Valentiner. 343 passengers onboard the Persia including a woman named Eleanor Thornton died during the sinking. • What connection does Eleanor Thornton have with the automobile history ? 1
  • 44. Answer • The model of ‘Spirit of Ecstasy’; the bonnet ornament of Rolls Royce
  • 45. • John Hinckley Jr. born 1955, developed an obsession with actress Jodie Foster. After writing numerous letters and notes, calling her many times and getting rejected, he was convinced that by becoming a national figure he would be Foster's equal. • What did he end up doing to gain Jodie Foster's attention? 2
  • 47. • He was born into a family that owned stud farms which supplied to India's horse racing circuit. By age 20, 'X' realized that there is no future for horse racing in the socialist India of the time. • A chance conversation with a vet at a farm led 'X' into vaccines. • 'X' co-founded 'Y' along with his brother Zavaray. In the past 4 decades, 'Y' has introduced many indigenously developed vaccines for DTP, Tetanys, Diphtheria, etc. and has become the world’s largest producer of vaccines • Statistics say one out of every two children in the world have been vaccinated by 'Y' • ID 'X' and 'Y' 3
  • 48. Answer • Cyrus Poonawala; Serum Institute of India
  • 49. ID 'X' and 'Y' • On his second voyage, 'X' and his crew intercepted a ship of Muslim pilgrims travelling from Calicut to Mecca, and looted the ship with over 400 pilgrims on board including 50 women and the ambassador of Egypt. He then burnt them to death. • 'X' is the main antagonist of the 2011 Malayalam film 'Y', named after the whip like blade, a master class weapon in the Indian martial arts Kalaripayattu. 4
  • 50. Answer • 'X'- Vasco Da Gama • 'Y'- Urumi
  • 51. • Glenn Mcgrath is being red-carded by the umpire Billy Bowden in the last over of the Australia vs New Zealand match of the first ever T20 international, and is the first and only instance of a Red Card in Cricket. • Why was it given? 5
  • 52. Answer • A grinning McGrath dummied an underarm delivery to Kyle Mills
  • 53. • 'X' Pass, Literally meaning "Pile of Corpses" in Bhoti, named so due to people dying in bad weather trying to cross the pass, is a high mountain pass on the eastern Pir Panjal range of the Himalayas. • Several episodes of the History Channel's Ice Road Truckers series as well as the spinoff IRT Deadliest Roads feature this pass. • ID 'X' 6
  • 56. • In 1997, while returning to southern California after finishing the Los Angeles-Hawaii Transpac sailing race, Capt. Charles Moore caught sight of what later came to be known as 'X'. • He describes the experience as follows. “As I gazed from the deck at the surface of what ought to have been a pristine ocean, I was confronted, as far as the eye could see, with the sight of plastic. It seemed unbelievable, but I never found a clear spot. In the week it took to cross the subtropical high, no matter what time of day I looked, plastic debris was floating everywhere: bottles, bottle caps, wrappers, fragments.” • What did he and his crew discover that day? 1
  • 57. Answer • The Great Pacific Garbage Patch ; an area of the Pacific Ocean strewn with floating plastic debris which is twice the size of Texas.
  • 58. • During the Nigerian Civil War of 1967-1970, the Nigerian military formed a blockade around the nation's newly independent south eastern region, Biafra, which had only the French as their supporters. When a number of French doctors and volunteers entered the country, they were subjected to attacks by the Nigerian army, and witnessed several war crimes. These doctors concluded that a new aid organization was needed that would ignore religious/political boundaries and prioritize the welfare of victims. • Thus was founded the organization 'X' 2
  • 60. • The latest Footlocker ad shows Mike Tyson returning to Evander Holyfield, an Item that he kind of 'borrowed' about 17 years back. • what is it? 3
  • 62. • Shown in the picture is the coat of arms of Australia. • The animals featured, Kangaroo and Emu owe this recognition to the fact that they are the most well known Australian native animals large enough to hold up the shield, and also that they share a symbolic connection to the country's motto. • What is the connection? 4
  • 63. Answer • Australia’s unofficial motto reads ‘Advance Australia’ • Neither Kangaroo nor Emu can move backwards easily
  • 64. • 'X' is a feature of certain typefaces where the corners or details are removed from the letterforms. They are only needed for small point sizes and are usually only found on typefaces designed for printing on newsprint. • ID 'X' and put funda 5
  • 65. Answer • Ink Trap. When the type is printed, ink naturally spreads into the removed area. Without ink traps, the excess ink would blob and ruin the crisp edges.
  • 66. ID 'X' The loss of the technique to produce 'X' has been attributed to various reasons. • As the raw material was imported from India to the Middle East, a sufficiently lengthy disruption of the trade routes could have ended the production. • The raw materials couldn't be imported from elsewhere as the presence of trace impurities of tungsten or vanadium was a key factor for the desired outcome. • The technique for controlled thermal cycling could also have been lost. 6
  • 69. • The movies 'X' and 'Y'; both directed by Clint Eastwood were shot back to back, with 'Y' released after 'X'. • Both the movies were based around the Battle of Iwo Jima, but one tells the American viewpoint while the other is from the Japanese viewpoint. • ID 'X' and 'Y' 1
  • 71. • 'X', the opposite of À la carte is a French loan phrase that literally means "the host's table". The term was originally used to denote a table set aside for residents of a guesthouse, who presumably sit at the same table as their host. • The meaning shifted to include any meal featuring a set menu at a fixed price. • The concept of ‘Thali’ in Indian Cuisine comes under 'X' 2
  • 73. • This animal, often mistaken as _______ is named so because of its resemblance to a Portuguese version of an 18th century armed sailing ship called 'X' at full sail. 3
  • 75. • ‘X’ is a city in Syria, in the Hama governorate, notable for its large medieval castle. It was used by 'Y' as their main headquarters after their former one was destroyed. • A video game series that began in 2007 has led to the increase in popularity of ‘X’ • ID ‘X’ 4
  • 77. Find X and Y • 'X'; literally meaning "air ear" is a Japanese term for homophonic translation of song lyrics. • For us Indians, the most famous 'X' would be the subtitled viral video starring 'Y' song from the Tamil movie, Pennin Manathai Thottu uploaded by an user named "Buffelax". 5
  • 78. Answer • 'X': Soramimi • 'Y': Prabhu Dheva https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOIKb482A oE
  • 79. • 'X' was an American film director, who was well known for working in Indian films. He predominantly worked in Tamil cinema industry from 1936 to 1950. • 'X' directed the debut films of several popular Tamil actors, such as T.S. Balaiya, N.S. Krishnan, and 'Y'. 6
  • 80. Answer • 'X': Ellis Dungan • 'Y': M.G. Ramachandran
  • 81. Theme Round 1 ID the sitcom from the layout of their sets
  • 99. Theme round 2 ID the movie from the lego version of their poster
  • 112. A Quiz by Thirukumaran Saravanan Special Thanks to R. Sudarshan Thank you