Annual EDSEM Quiz 2012

36th Annual EDSEM Open to All Quiz

The Finale

How will we move forward
 Total of eight (8) rounds in this quiz
 The entire quiz will be in infinite bounce
barring the last round
 Normal format of clock-wise and anti-clock
wise rounds throughout the quiz
 No specific subject rounds as such.
 Last round is a special round
 All answers have equal weightage here. 10
for direct and 10 for bonus.

Movie
The president of Walt Disney Pictures loved the
script of this film so much that he bought it at a
whopping USD 2 million without even asking his
boss. He was later fired due to this and he left
Disney. Disney had little confidence in the film and
thus sold the rights to Spyglass. The film went on to
fetch more than USD 600 million worldwide.

Which movie ?

It is a Spanish tax decree (Royal Decree 687/2005)
passed in June 2005. The law is aimed at all
foreign workers living in Spain. Upon application
and acceptance, such individuals are liable only for
Spanish taxes on their Spanish source income and
assets.
The change of legislation allows an individual who
has relocated from another country to Spain the
choice of being taxed as a Spanish resident or as a
non-Spanish resident. By electing to be non-
resident, one can limit their liabilities to Spanish
taxation to Spanish income and assets only and not
on a worldwide basis.

Give me the name of the law.

List of Criteria
 Good physical fitness
 Knowledge of physics
 Appreciation of algae as food
 Appreciation of "1/3" artificial gravity
 Toleration of delayed (up to 40 minutes) responses to email
 Bravery against Martian attacks
 Willingness to live without the conveniences of DVR and
designer clothing
 Appreciation of all pioneers working hard daily
 Providing an opinion on a X method of rocket propulsion
 Willingness to play backgammon with other X pioneers for days
on end
 Defending Project X in the possible event of other pioneers
revolting against X 1's "government"
 Willingness to produce offspring with other crew members to
provide a population for X City
 Appreciation of God's creation on an autumn night on Earth

It‟s original name is Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo. The two
partners started manufacturing rice cookers on
money lent by a one‟s father. Next venture was tape
recorders. The first flopped following publicized
complaints of poor quality but a vastly improved
version became very popular.

Identify the term

This term comes from the coin collection boxes
affixed at the exits of the 18th century London
coffee houses. The boxes bore the legend „To
Insure Promptitude‟. In current environment it is
used in a similar but different connotation

Identify the personality
When asked by a newspaper Kleine Zeitung
whether a political career was an option for his
future life he said that “the example of Arnold
Schwarzenegger showed that you can‟t move
anything in a democracy “ and that he would opt
for a “moderate dictatorship led by experienced
personalities coming from the private (sector of
the) economy“

While at one end is the receiver of Bambi prize,
2012 he was also convicted of assault of punching
a Greek driver and fined 1500 EUR

End of Round One

The Finale

Audience Question

The Finale

Decode the code
“I‟m 01100110 01100101 01100101 01101100
01101001 01101110 01100111 00100000
01101100 01110101 01100011 01101011
01111001 00001010”

Country please
This country has a very unique style of declaring
itself at war. It uses it‟s flag to be hoisted inverted
whenever the “Congress of the X” has declared a
“state of war”

Identify
One day, Vinata entered into and lost a foolish bet,
as a result of which she became enslaved to her
sister. Resolving to release his mother from this
state of bondage, _____ approached the serpents
and asked them what it would take to purchase
her freedom. Their reply was that he would have
to bring them the amrita

His stature in Hindu religion can be gauged by the
fact that an independent Upanishad, and a
Purana, is devoted to him

Identify

• England Cricket Team - Sprinkler

• Christiano Ronaldo, Marcelo, Neymar - Ai
Se Eu Te Pego

• Djokovic, Mitt Romney, - ???

A certain type of schizophrenia has
been named after this movie. People
with this delusion believe to be the
stars of a reality television show. What
film are we talking about?

What am I talking about
This idea started in China and spread to Tibet,
Mongolia and central Asia. They became the
preferred form of currency over metallic coins for
nomads from Mongolia and Siberia. It is multi
usable as money, a source of food in starvation
matters and even used to create forms of
medicine. They were also known for causing an
illness called flourosis when consumed due to
high contents of fluorine compounds.

Olympic Medals
 David Watkins – Designer of Olympic Medals
 Royal Mint – Produced the medals
 Rio Tinto – Supplied the minerals for the
manufacture of the medals
 Nike – Goddess Nike features in the medal

The „Amazonian Guard‟Guard elite cadre
Amazonian were an
of bodyguards tasked with protecting X. The
group was formed at X‟s resignation in favor
of the title „Brotherly Leader and Guide of
the First of September Great Revolution of
the Great Socialist People‟s Jamahiriya‟.
They underwent extensive firearms and
martial arts training at a special academy,
were required to take an oath of chastity,
and had to have been hand-picked by X
himself.

End of Round Two

The Finale

Japanese Artist Hiro Yamagata has made
around 250 laser recreations of what

Who started the following
companies

Her mother was an air hostess hailing from
Mangalore. Her father‟s cousin is Dinanath
Mangeshkar, father of Lata and Asha. As a
child she sang in Yaadon Ki Baraat, Kitab
and Dushman Dost. She released an album
with Bappi Lahiri called Music Lovers. She
performed for the Greater London Council at
the Royal Albert Hall in London with Baapi
Lahiri and his troupe in 1986.

Identify the Animal
It is the national animal of Guyana. In the
spirit of Mayan Culture, the 1968 Olympics
in Mexico City adopted it as the first official
Olympic Mascot. It also appears in
banknotes of Brazilian Real. It is a common
fixture in the mythology of many
contemporary native cultures in South
America, usually being portrayed as the
creature which gave humans the power over
fire.

Very Unique
What is so unique about a polling booth in
Banej, Gujarat in the recently held assembly
elections

Dassault Rafale

It is a French twin-engine delta-wing fighter
aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation
– Multi-role combat aircraft
– Semi-stealth

Under the proposed contract, 18 Rafales would
be supplied to the IAF by 2015 in fly-away
condition, while the remaining 108 would be
manufactured in India under transfer of
technology agreements

On every unit of which WORLD FAMOUS BRAND will
you find this image?

 Absolut Vodka
V&S Group (Pernod Ricard)

 In line with the brand
identity and packaging
refresh by The Brand
Union, Chris Mitchell was
commissioned to redraw LO
Smith, the founder of
Absolute Vodka
 Referred to as 'the king of
Vodka' he features on the
bottle providing an air of
authority and vision whilst
appearing more modern in
style. Building on its creative
heritage Absolut Vodka is
now established as one of
the worlds best premium
spirit brands

 Created by Joanna Ferrone and Sue Rose
 Best known for work on children's television series
Angela Anaconda
 First developed the character in 1985 on a napkin
in a restaurant
 Initially the character did not receive much
popularity until early 1990s when it appeared on
numerous products including stationary
 Appeared in a 16 min French animated movie,
Logorama

Start of which epic event

Maghashirsha Shudda Trayodashi
Bharani

The battle of Mahabharata

The war of Mahabharata was fought in this month of Margashirsha in
the bright half on trayodashi tithi in Bharani nakshatra. two days
before the Full Moon. In Bhagwad Geeta, lord Krishna has described
the month of Margashirsha as one of his manifestations.

End of Round Three

The Finale

Identify the advertisement

This still is from a record-setting TVC that aired in 2005.
The name of the commercial references the title of a Ernest
Hemingway novel – Identify the now defunct company. It is
also the longest TV commercial ever to be telecast in the
history of Indian advertising (150 sec)

It‟s all about money – Honey !!!

Paul McCartney was (till date) the richest
Rockstar on earth. However he has
recently been replaced by Bono (U2
fame) who is worth 695 million Pounds –
almost 189 million Pounds richer than
Paul. What event led to this?

Facebook IPO
 Bono‟s Elevation Partners (named after his hit
album) invested in FB in 2009 almost 56 million
 With FB filing for IPO in Feb‟12; Bono‟s shares were
worth 695 million pounds

Uniqueness
The name of this building is
Suite Vollard. It is named
after Pablo Picasso's
collection of etchings, the
Vollard Suite, which was held
on display when the building
was inaugurated.

What‟s unique about this
building ?

World‟s first spinning building. It can
rotate 360 degrees

Traditional Sport
This is a bull taming sport generally played as a part
of Pongal celebrations. It is one of the oldest living
sport in the modern era. Here the bull is not killed
and no weapons are allowed and only men are
allowed to take part. Recently there have been
controversies surrounding the continuance of this
game. Which game/sport am I referring to?

FedEx
 5 US Open
 4 Australian
Open
 7 Wimbledon
 1 French Open


Mandakini’s husband - Kagyur Tulku Rinpoche

Identify
It is a hairstyle mostly associated with punk rock
subculture. It is known by one of the indigenous tribes
in North America – Kanienkehaka meaning „People of
the Flint‟. It is also sometimes referred to as Iro in
reference to Iroquois from whom the style is derived.
Various varieties of the same include bi, tri, cross,
liberty, death, psychobility, fro, Chelsea, dread, lazy,
fan, ray reverse and faux. It came into limelight with
Robert Di Niro endorsing in Taxi Driver. Another
version came to limelight with David Beckam.

End of Round Four

The Finale

Many great sages gathered at the bank of river
Saraswati to participate in a Maha yagya. All the
great saints and sages could not decide that out of
the Trinity Lord Vishnu, Brahma and Shiv who is
pre-eminent and to whom should they offer
Pradhanta (Master) of that yagya. With the consent
of all the great saints present there, it was decided
that X will test and decide who was pre-eminent.
During the test X was enraged by the actions of
Brahma and Shiva and cursed them that no one
will worship Brahma in Kaliyug and that Shiva will
be worshiped only in Linga form.
He was one of the seven great sages – the
Saptarshis, one of the Prajapatis created by

Different categories in Boxing
 Fly,
 Feather
 Straw
 Cruiser (bike)
 Bantam

Fact List
• X doesn‟t call the wrong number – You answered
the wrong phone
• Fear of spiders is arachnophobia, Fear of tight
spaces is claustrophobia, Fear of X is logic
• X has a grizzly bear carpet in his room. The bear
isn‟t dead it is just afraid to move
• Ghosts sit around campfire and tell X‟s stories
• X isn‟t a man. Man is X
• There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of
creatures X allowed to live
• Hiroshima used to be a nice place till USA dropped
X

3rd umpire decision
 Roland Holder 1st person to be given out bowled

by Anil Kumble

 Shoaib Malik became the first batsman to be

given out lbw to Vaas, during the opening match
of the ICC Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka

 Sachin 1st person to be run out by Jonty Rhodes

Which book
An officer in New Hampshire Public Health
Service authored a book “101 ways to survive
the ____ Crisis. The book claimed to be a vital
resource on things ranging from preserving food
to safeguarding financial assets. Book sold well
initially but sales plummeted later. A review in
Amazon read “I‟m writing in this review on
January 3rd……. nuff said”. What was the book
about ?

In 1926, three brothers, Adriano, Marcello and
Bruno _______, founded ”Societa Scientifica
Radio Brevetti _______” in Bologna to produce
vacuum tubes, condensers and other radio
components becoming successful enough by
1935 to construct a new factory in the Borgo
Panigale area of the city. In 1924 Adriano
achieved fame with his experimental radio
connection between USA and Italy using a short
wave device of his own design.

Tour Itinerary
• Transfer to the village of Leliyov
• Sightseeing of "The Dead (Ghost) Town“ in Pripyat
• Stop nearby the "Red Forest“
• Visiting the Opachychi village, meeting with "re-
settlers“
• Passage to the village of Rossokha
• Passage through the Dytyatky Control Point
• Feeding catfish

This one day tour has to be book at least 10 days in
advance

This company‟s Chief Marketing Officer is
nicknamed “The Mighty Eagle”. VP of Franchise
Development is known as “The Bird Whisperer”.
It‟s most famous product features in popular
Israeli sketch show “Eretz Nehederet” to satirize
the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Hare Krishna Guru
Giridhari Dasa developed a ________ _______
Yoga regimen in which one of the characters
symbolize self-defeating attitudes.

Identify the Company.

Rovio – Creatures of Angry Birds

End of Round Five

The Finale

Indentify the Incident
Captivate (JX 1011) $80,840162
Continuum (JX 1016) $16,399,117
Droid Charge (JX 1025) $50,672,869
Fascinate (JX 1013) $143,539,179
Gem JX 1020) $4,075,585
Indulge (JX 1026) $16,011,184
Intercept (JX 1009) $0
Mesmerize (JX 1015) $53,123,612
Replenish (JX1024) $3,350,256
Transform (JX 1014) $953,060
Vibrant (JX 1010) $89,673,957

Identify X and Y
January – broga
February – legbomb
March – Eurogeddon
April – mummy porn
May –
zuckered
June –
Jubilympics
July –
Romneyshambles
August – games makers
September – 47 per
cent
October – Superstorm
This is published by X –
November Y

Gangnam Style – Collins Dictionary

Bhupendra Silwal
First Olympian of Nepal. Participated in Asiad in
Tokyo, 1958 and Tokyo Olympics 1964.

Ran the marathon barefoot and still came 7th.

Identify
In April 2007 an attorney from Florida, Jack
Thompson predicted that the perpetrator of the
Virginia Tech Massacre was trained to kill in X much
before the shooter Seung Hui Cho was identified.
He also blamed X for effects on Steven
Kazmierczak for the Nothern Illinois University
shooting in Feb, 2008.
In 2008 Brazilian federal court prhibited all sales of
X stating that it "bring imminent stimulus to the
subversion of the social order, attempting
against the democratic and rightful state and
against the public safety". The ban was lifted in
partially in 2009

Identify
The Standard Gauge (also known as
Stephenson Gauge or Normal gauge) is a widely
used rail gauge. Around 60% of the world‟s
existing railway lines are built on this gauge. But
in India we have the broad gauge, meter gauge
and the narrow gauge. However only two routes
in India have the standard gauge today.

Which two railway routes ?

End of Round Six

The Finale

X is designed by David Lloyd it came to represent
broader protest. In the internet world it became a
trademark symbol of the online hacktivist group
„Anonymous‟. Time Warner is paid a licensing fee
for each piece of X sold worldwide. According to
Time Magazine X became the top selling item in it‟s
category in 2011.
In India X was seen in Mumbai on 10th June 2012
when a group of 100 anomyous members gathered
at Azad Maidan to protest government‟s internet
censorship.

Identify X

Which brand gets it‟s name from the image below

Identify the composer as well as
the subject of this composition

Rehman & Hyderabad International
Airport

Exhaustive List
Location Identity
Bombay Small dot or diamond mark
Calcutta No mark now. Letter „C‟ present at 6‟o clock position in
others
Hyderabad Split diamond or a dot in diamond or five pointed star
Lahore Letter „L‟
Noida Small or thick dot
Pretoria Diamond mark
Seoul Five pointed star
London Small dot
Heaton Letter „H‟
Ottawa Letter „C‟
Mexico Letter „M‟

Locations where modern Indian
coins are minted

Identify the term
This term was coined by Carlos Ghosn which indicates the
process of reducing the complexity and cost of a good and
its production. It refers to removing non-essential features
from a durable good to sell in developing markets. Sold to
so called “over looked customers” firms hope for volumes
to offset razor thin margins.

In India terms associated with this include Gandhian, Jugad
etc.

Notable example of this include “Chotukool Fridge”, “Jaipur
Leg”, “Mobile Banking”, “Nokia 1100”, “Sorghum Beer”,
“Solar Lightbulb” and “Tata Nano”

Identify the term

Whose Quotation
“X had a certain time to come to the stadium
and a certain time to leave. It happened he
had to leave before the victory ceremony
after the 100 meters. But before he left I was
on my way to a broadcast and passed near
his box. He waved at me and I waved back.
I think it was bad taste to criticize the 'man of
the hour' in another country."

What am I talking about
It was founded in 1971 by Americans Issac
Tigret and Peter Morton in London.
Sometime back it was sold to the Seminole
Tribe of Florida and is headquartered in
Florida. Currently it is present in 173
locations across 53 countries

5 in 5
As a part of their ongoing project IBM announced
it‟s project „5 in 5‟. It claims that in 5 years it can
make these things possible :
• We will be able to read each other‟s minds
• Junk Mail will become priority
• Digital divide will disappear
• We will be able to create energy to run our
homes

What is the fifth claim ?

We will never need passwords
again

End of Round Seven

The Finale

Last Round

Connect of the connects

Rules here
Total of eight questions in this set
Every two questions will lead to a connect
So total four connect answers
Those four connects will again lead to a mega
connect
You have to tell me the connects after every two
questions.
Correct answer fetches 10 points
If mega connect is obtained after 1 question then 30
points, after 2 questions then 20 points, after 3
questions 10 points and after all the connect

Which movie begins with the title

“500,000 farmers of Gujarat present
“

Manthan – A Shyam Benegal Film

This institution was founded at the initiative
of National Dairy Development Board and
the support of Swiss Development Co-
operation with the experimental learning of
Ravi J Mathai from his Jawaja experiment. It
has welcomed all organizations except the
business sector as it feels it is the only one
to serve to serve o-operatives, NGOs and
people‟s organizations

Institute of Rural Management Anand

X was suggested as a probable candidate to run
against Ronald Reagan for the office of Governor
of California in 1970. X signed a letter deploring a
House Un-American Activities Committee
investigation of alleged communists in the film
industry. Nixon placed X on his enemies list due to
his liberal activism.

X was the founding patron of University College
Dublin school of films where he persuaded Martin
Scorcese to be a patron. His star on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame was stolen in Nov, 2005 which was
replaced later

Identify X

Razzies in India
It is a satirical take on Bollywood awarding
the worst performances in Hindi cinema each
year. Created by Random Magazine and
Sundaas Film Institute, winners are selected
each year by an online poll and receive an
award in the shape of a golden _____.

Nominations in 2013 for worst film given in
next slide ……..

Razzies in India
• Housefull 2: For being way more full (of bad jokes, poor acting,
horrible writing and cast members) than we could take
•Son Of Sardar: For being offensive...not just to the Sikh
community, but to anyone with intelligence and a sense of humour
•Khiladi 786: For (among other reasons) being written by the 'multi-
talented genius' known as Himesh Reshammiya
•Dabangg 2: For not being Dabangg
•Jab Tak Hai Jaan: For being so bad that we'd rather forget its
existence than live on with the knowledge that this was the last film
Yash Chopra made
•Joker: For being one of the worst films ever made...anywhere.

What is represented here

Ideal definition will be „money transfer without money
movement‟

Singer Please
This song from this group has been covered
the most by other artists. Frank Sinatra called
it

“The greatest love song of the last fifty years”

Identify Y
X had decided that Y would be the subject matter of
his first film – whenever it is made. X went ahead
with the film after meeting Jean Renoir during the
filming of „The River‟. Besides the influence of
European Cinema and regional literature, X is also
influenced by the rasa theory of Classic Sanskrit
drama. The complicated doctrine of rasa "centers
predominantly on feeling experienced not only by
the characters but also conveyed in a certain artistic
way to the spectator.” The duality of this kind of
rasa imbrications is shown in Y

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