Brain battle 2013

BRAIN BATTLE- 2013
A OPEN TO ALL QUIZ BY NQCF
CONDUCTED BY-BIBEK MOHANTO
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FIVE ROUNDS
SEVEN TEAMS
TOTAL 44 QUESTIONS

ST
1

ROUND

 5 minimal movie posters (Holly &
Bolly)
Each question 5 marks
No negative marking

ND
2

ROUND

 TOTAL 15 QESTIONS (CLOCKWISE)
 INFINITIVE BOUNCE
 POUNCE IS APPLICABLE
 EACH QUESTION 10 MARKS

1.
 In a wellknown Hollywood movie two animal

(x & y) was featured. But none knew the actual
sound of roaring of these animals. So
techniqual experts made a combinations of
animal sounds for x including elephant
trumpeting and bizarrely penguin mating .The
y is a combo of walrus grunts and dolphin
squeaks. Name these animals.

T-rex & velociraptor in Jurassic park

2.
 Shigeru Miyamoto created this character. This

character is the mascot of Nintendo company.
He is a carpenter & his younger brother is a
plumber. He has a pet ape named Kingkong
and his girlfriend’s name is Pauline. And his
main enemy is King Koopa. Name the
character.

Rajeev Hari Om Bhatia aka Akshay
Kumar

4.
Michael L. Bush, Dennis Tompkins & x
invented this. It have also a patent in
US. The patent number is

US5255452.It is used for creating
effects of anti-gravity illusion. Who is
x & name the thing.

Michael Jackson & his patent moonwalk shoe

6.
 According to belief, Hiranyakashipu’s own son, Prahlada

was a devotee of Vishnu. In spite of several threats from
Hiranyakashipu, Prahalada continued offering prayers to
Vishnu. Hiranyakashipu tried several times to kill his son
but all of Hiranyakashipu’s attempts to his son failed.
Finally he ordered young Prahlada to sit on a pyre in the
lap of X, his demoness sister , who also could no die
because she had a boon preventing her being burned by
fire. When fire started X burned to death and Prahlada
survived unharmed. This mythological incident encourage
two customs in Hindu religion. Who is X & name the
customs.

Holika & the customs are Holi &
Holika dahan

Double headed coin
All movie

featured
double
headed coin

8.
 Name-X
 Weight-10,213 pounds
 Lenth-10.7 feet
 Diameter- 5 feet
 Colour-Black
 It was named after Sidney greenstreet’s “Kasper
Gutman” character in Maltese Falcon & also it’s name

was inspired by British prime minister Uinston
Churchill. What is X ?

9.
 The name of the man is x. While working
as a salesman for the ‘Crown Cork and
Seal Company’ in the 1880 x saw bottle
caps with cork seal he sold, thrown away
after the bottle was opened. This him
recognize the value in basing business
on a use and throw product. Then idea
of invention of something grew in his
mind. When he shared his idea with

technical experts, everybody said it was
impossible to make this thing in such a
small & thin size at a cheap price. But x
kept on his research and he succeeded.
Then he founded a company to sell y. In
1915 y sales exceeded 70 million units.
When the US entered the World War 1,
the company provided all American
soldiers with a field y set, paid for by
the government. Who is x & what is y?

King Kamp Gillette & his safety razor

11.These two man has given the
ironic voice of a iconic character
Clarence Nash(1934-1985)

Tony Anselmo(1985-present)

12.
 The original name of it was ‘Samantik’ &

another name is ‘Madnayak’. Posseion of it led
to murder, torture, mutilation and treachery
and stories of curse of it.
 It is described ‘worth the value of one day’s
food for all the people in the world. What is it?

13.
 In 1933 a test match was played between West Indies and

England at Old Trafford, Manchester. Eliss Puss Achong, a
player of non-cricket playing nation’s origin, was a left
arm orthodox spinner, playing for west Indies at the time.
According to folklore, Achong is said to have had Walter
Robins stumped off a surprise delivery that spun into the
right hander from outside the off stamp. As he walked
back to the pavilion, Robins said to umpire, “Fancy being
done by a bloody______”,leading to popularity of the
term in England, and subsequently, in the rest of the
world. Name the term.

14.
 It is the one of the most successful cinema in Bollywood

history. This film was remade as a south Indian Tamil film
entitled ‘Nanban’, in 2012. Following the success of this
film in East Asian market such as China and Hongkong,
the film star Stephen Chow (known for comedy films such
as Shaolin Soccer & Kung Fu hustle) will be producing a
Chinese remake of the film. The producer also announced
that there are plans for a Hollywood remake and is in
talk in three different American studios interested in
remaking the film. The producer also revealed that there
is an Italian film studio also interested in remaking the
film. Name the cinema.

rd
3
 7 audio questions
 Each question 10

marks
 Pounce is present

Round

th
4

Round

LONG VISUAL CONNECT

1. Right ans=+70,Wrong ans=-50

Answer
 All seven wonders of the world(modern)

th
5

Round

TOTAL 10 QUESTIONS
(ANTICLOCKWISE)
INFINITIVE BOUNCE
POUNCE IS APPLICABLE
EACH QUESTION 10 MARKS

1.
PUT FANDA:
 Harry Potter=Hedwig
 Weasly Family=Errol
 Ron Weasley=Pig widgeon
 Percy Weasley=Hermes

2.
 An American actor, William Gillette

specialized a thing in a character in 1913
and after this thing became synonyms of
this character .But in the main stories this
thing is not specifically mentioned. What
am I talking about?

The Calabash Pipe In Sherlock
Holmes

5.
 It is made of a carbon fibre reinforced

polymer which is a strong and light
weight material used in making of
sporting goods like helmets, baseball bats
etc. It is developed by an engineer, Van
Phillips. And now another company,
Ossur manufactures this. What is this?

Running blades of Oscar Pistorius

7.
 In 1936 renowned American soda drink company
Coca-Cola sponsored the Berlin Olympics also known
as the ‘Nazi Olympics’. While Britain was at war with
Germany the company continued to do business

behind enemy lines and advertised beside Nazi
regime. As America entered the World War ll ,
German Coca-Cola bottling plants could no longer get
the sugar/syrup to make the drink so they invented
another drink for Nazy public. What is the name of
the drink?

8.
 He was born in Haryana in 1971. He is a

very popular Indian and a successful
businessman. He has created a business
empire worth over 1100 crores in only 12
years. He also owns a island in Scotland
and has own cadre. In 2006 he was
invited by Kofi Annan to deliver a lecture
on poverty allevation in United States
Conference. Who is he?

10.
The name of this
actress is Caroline
Cosey. She was a
bond girl in the
movie ‘For Your
Eyes Only’. And
she is unique from
all other bond
girls. What is her
uniqueness?

She was born as a male but later
he changed her sex & became
female. She was only bondgirl who
was actually male

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