Location: ITC Sheraton Park, TTK Road, Chennai Date: 08-11-2012 Quiz Masters: Andrew Scolt and Derek O'Brien. Will try to upload a revised archive ASAP.

1. C H E N N A I ( 0 8 - 11 - 2 0 1 2 )

2. Prelims
 30 questions in all
 No negatives
 Questions 26-30 in ideazone will be evaluated for
breaking ties.

3. 1
 In 1953, who was the most famous
foreigner to be gifted a Nalli saree?

4. Answer
 Queen Elizabeth

5. 2
 To commemorate what did Arcelor
Mittal build UK‟s largest sculpture a
few months ago?

6. Answer
 London Olympics 2012

7. 3
 Two plumbers in a mushroom kingdom
fight out to rescue princess toadstool
from the evil king Bowser.
This is the plot of which game?

8. Answer
 Mario

9. 4
 Seven out of ten matchboxes made in
India is produced in which city?*
*(Most probably the easiest question of this quiz) :P

10. Answer
 Sivakasi

11. 5
 Waist, Cuff, Tongue, Vamp, Welt, are
the different parts of what?
 Shoe
 Shirt
 Belt
 Trouser

12. Answer
 Shoe

13. 6
 In 1869, which scientist got patent for
his company for his invention of
electric vote recorder?

14. Answer
 Thomas Alva Edison

15. 7
 Peter Drucker: Whatever progress
______ manufacturing has made in
30 years, we owe to Joseph Juran.
Just FITB.

16. Answer
 America(n)!

17. 8
 During WWII, Cipla supplied drugs to
Indian soldiers to combat what?
 VD
 Malaria
 TB
 Dengue

18. Answer
 Malaria

19. 9
 Which universally recognizable symbol
is based on Mobius loop?

20. Answer
 Recycle symbol

21. 10
 Where is the hub of Cathay Pacific?

22. Answer
 Hong Kong

23. 11
 According to Forbes, which is the best
Social Networking tool available to job
seekers and professionals?

24. Answer
 LinkedIn

25. 12
 Sozni, Rezkar, Watchikan are the
techniques of embroidery from which
Indian state?
 Manipur
 Bihar
 Kashmir
 Goa

26. Answer
 Kashmir

27. 13
 Whose pic did Philippe khan, the
inventor of camera mobile in 1997 first
shoot?

28. Answer
 His baby daughter,
it was the reason why he basically
invented it.

29. 14
 On visit to India in 1911, King George V
stored his Queen‟s valuables in safe
made by which company?

30. Answer
 Godrej

31. 15
 David Ogilvy once said,
“Big _____ are usually simple ideas”
FITB

32. Answer
 Idea!

33. 16
 Which footballer has the most number
of fans in facebook counting over 50M?

34. Answer
 Christiano Ronaldo*
*(The QM tried to confuse everyone by linking with messi)

35. 17
 Which common share market term has
its origin from the Latin word
meaning, “Something to be divided”

36. Answer
 Dividend

37. 18
 Before WIPRO took it over, which
brand of soap was manufactured by Sri
Kesavan Vaidyar in 1940s of Kerala?

38. Answer
 Chandrika

39. 19
 Who is the oldest women to appear in
Pirelli calendar?
 Sophia loren
 Marylin Monroe
 Liz Taylor

40. Answer
 Sophia Loren

41. 20
 In 1912, McMillan published the 1st
edition of which work by a Nobel
laureate?

42. Answer
 Gitanjali

43. 21
 ID the logo

44. Answer
 Bank of Baroda*
*(The one which everyone got it right) :D

45. 22
 Audio

46. 23
 ID:

47. Answer
 Mont Blanc

48. 24
 Audio

49. 25
 Audio

50. Idea Zone
26
 For bills and receipts, E&OE stands for
Errors and _______ Expected.
FITB.

51. Answer
 Omissions

52. 27
 Ivan Kemp, founder of IKEA wrote the
book,
„A _______ dealer‟s testament‟
Again, FITB.

53. Answer
 Furniture

54. 28
 Which brand tops the Forbes inaugural
list of the world‟s most powerful
brand?*
*(It is not Coca Cola)

55. Answer
 APPLE!

56. 29
 Which is the most successful film
franchise of all the times?

57. Answer
 Harry Potter!

58. 30
 You will wonder where the _____ went
when you brush your teeth with
Pepsodent.

59. Answer
 Yellow.

61. Finals

62. Round I (Twitter)
 Rules:
 QM‟s twitter account with his tweets as the
answers is displayed, and a Question must
be framed from the answer in his tweets.
 +10/0 irrespective of pass or direct.

63. 1
 These boots are named after Arthur
Wellesley‟s Royal title.

64. Q
 After whom are the Duke of
Wellington‟s boots named?

65. 2
 Priced at 5 Rupees, Saptagiri magazine.

66. Q
 What is the official magazine of
Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam?

67. 3
 Nine small pyramids combining to
form one large pyramid.

68. Q
 What does the DLF logo look like?

69. 4
 The French called it Diplome Grande
Ecole, the Germans, Diplom
Kaufmann, the Italians, Laura
magistrate.

70. Q
 What are the MBA equivalent in the
respective countries?

71. 5
 Brij Bhyshyam Sahni Sangthi‟s iconic
jingle for a personal care product.

72. Q
 Who sang the Lifebuoy jingle?

73. Q
 How did the Cologne get its name?

74. Round II
 Rules:
Clockwise, +10 for right answer
irrespective of pass questions.

75. 1
 Masuria malmal, from which the
muslin famous sarees are made, why
the name Masuria ?

76. Answer
 Mysore, (Mysore sarees)

77. 2
 When he was in advertising, he
designed two covers for Nehru‟s „The
Discovery of India‟.
Who?

78. Answer
 Satyajit Ray

79. 3
 Isaac Singer wanted to increase the
distribution channel by means of some
method, meaning „free from servitude‟
if French.
How do we know that word today?

80. Answer
 Franchise

81. 4
 The Japanese traditional
garment, Kimonos have different styles
of stitches of which one of it owes its
name to a place in Chennai, thus being
called as ______ Checkers.
FITB .

82. Answer
 Santhome*
(Actually, the QM misleaded everyone by saying that the name has two parts apart from checkers.)

83. 5
 Inspired by Istanbul‟s original Roman
habitants, the Ottomans, built around
150 of these structures around 17th
century.
What were those structures?

84. Answer
 Water Tanks

85. 6
 What is upcycling?

86. Answer
 Recycling any product so that the
recycled product is more valuable than
the former.

87. Round III (Flickr)
 Same old rules.

88. 1
 Campaign by?

89. Answer
 P&G

90. 2
 ID*
 *(QM‟s apology for veggies)

91. Answer
 Peking Duck

92. 3
 Author?

93. Answer

94. 4
 ID the place.

95. Answer
 Rovio‟s HQ

96. 5
 ID
(sry for poor editing :P)

97. Answer
 The Artist

98. 6
 ID this Goan.

99. Answer
 Wendel Rodricks

100. Round IV (ideadeals)
 Pick up the idea card for +15/-10
 +10/0 for direct questions.
 Infinite Pounce.

101. 1
 In 1930‟s the Esquare magazine called
it the newest tailoring idea for men.
Idea?

102. Answer
 Zippers

103. 2
 Artha Shaastra says,
 Medaka - Rice
 Prasanna - Barli
 Asava - Sugarcane juice
 Myrya - Jaggery
are the ingredients for preparing what?

104. Answer
 Alcoholic drinks

105. 3
 Two guide advertising industry, who
are measured by Davie Brown index?

106. Answer
 Celebrities

107. 4
 In marketing, what do you mean by the
term Betamaxed ?

108. Answer
 A lower quality product, replacing a
much superior product than itself, from
the market as happened for Sony‟s
Betamax by VHS.

109. 5
 What dubious distinction does the
stock exchange at Haradheere hold?

110. Answer
 It is a stock exchange in Somalia, run
by Pirates, where people can make
investments and gain shares on profits!

111. Round V (Skype)
 Audio-Video type questions.
 +10/0 irrespective of pass or direct.

112. Round VI
 On Buzzer
 +10/-10
 9 Questions in all.
 Last 2 teams will be eliminated after 3
Questions and the same will proceed till
2 teams on stage.

113. 1
 Connect:
Swivel, Taco, Bar, Dyna TAC 800

114. Answer
 Mobile phones.

115. 2
 A boy named Babla is seen in the
trademarked logo of this company, that
derives its name from a word
meaning, „tasty‟ in Gujarati.
 ID this production company.

116. Answer
 Lijjat

117. 3
 This football club‟s 1st shirt sponsor was
Zanussi,
 Its members are called socios.
 In 2009, this club broke its own record
for the highest transfer fee ever paid
in……. *
*(buzzer)

118. Answer
 Real Madrid C.F

119. 4
 Who‟s blackberry is called as
blackberry one ?

120. Answer
 Barack Obama

121. 5
 Which is the first tourism board in
India to be registered as a brand?

122. Answer
 Kerala Tourism

123. 6
 Earliest reference to X was in the
Kannada writing of Shivakoti Acharya
in…. *
*(Buzzer)

124. Answer
 Idli!

125.  Winners:
Devi Prasad and Jayakanthan - TCS

126. Compiled by
Navin Sridhar
Thank You!