2. Please excuse the QM, if case he commits any mistakes!

3. Round – 1
10 QUESTIONS ARE THERE IN THIS ROUND, + 20/-0 WOULD BE THE NORMAL SCORING
PATTERN.
HOWEVER IF THE TEAMS REQUIRE HINTS, HINT WOULD BE PROVIDED AND THE SCORING
WOULD BE +10/-10 FOR THE SAME.
MANUAL BUZZING IS ALLOWED ONLY WHEN HINTS ARE NOT PROVIDED, SCORING WILL BE
10/-10.
QUESTION WILL BE PASSED IF THE TEAM DOESN’T ANSWERS IT CORRECTLY !

4. PART -1 PERSONALITIES!

5. 1)
 This person was born into an OBC family. He inculcated
patriotic feelings since the 1965 war, where he
volunteered to serve for the soldiers in transit at Railway
station.
 He ran away from home to Himalayas for two years, and
did odd jobs like running a tea stall. He refrains from
practicing the “minor vices”, and is an ardent follower of
Swami Vivekananda.
Who am I talking out?

6. Hint!
 He was married once, when he was a child. This is a fact
that he had always denied, who is he?

8. 2)
 This man honed his reflexes and developed eye moment
and co-ordination by hitting a golf ball with stumps. He
even featured in the list of top 100 people of the 20th
century along with two other athletes pele, Muhammad
ali.
 He was a tee lover and his favorite subject was
mathematics. Which great athlete am I talking about?

9. Hint!
 To honor him, ABC news has postal address 9994 in all
the capital cities of Australia.

11. 3)
 Her real name literary means little flower in Albanian, she
was fluent in Bengali, though not being of an Indian
origin. Like Steve Jobs, she had an unique attire. That
attire costs 1$.
 Unlike in her latter life, she was born in a rich family and
played mandolin in early life. Who is she?

12. Hint!
 A myth surrounds around her is that she must be a
vegetarian, but contrary to it she ate meat!

14. 4)
 This man was born and brought up in Texas. He is
considered to be a good friend of George W. Bush and
Robin Williams. His nick name is Mellow Johnny for
obvious reasons.
 His sponsors withdrew support from him, but he found
his support in US Postal department. Who am I talking
about?

15. Hint!
 He recently accepted something, which he has been
denying since early 21st century!
Identify!

17. 5)
 X’s son was saved by a person Y, but Y’s brother
assassinated X. X was a successful lawyer, but we know
him for a completely different reason.
 He was a champion wrestler in school, he was the only
person in his position till date to register a patent.
 This man was on of the best orators, this world has ever
seen, who was he?

18. Hint!
 One of his speeches say “All men are created equal” and
he was the first one to term democracy as “for the
people, of the people and by the people!”

20. PART -2 Dry round!

21. 6)
 X’s measurements are 19-19-19. Her brother’s name is
Castor.
She is very tall and very skinny with tightly wound hair
and enormous feet. She had black hair with a red bow.
She wears a red shirt with short sleeves, black skirt with a
red line on the bottom and black high heels. Who is
she?

22. Hint!


24. 7) This chemical formula was shown
as series of advertisements by a
company. Please explain this
formula!

25. Hint!

26. Parker pens, This formula shows a series of advertisements by parker, showing the
formula for martini!
The formula is 3.5 shots of gin and half shot of vermouth with four cubes of ice. Stir it
thrice and martini is ready !

27. 8)
 He was born as James Howlett, but you don’t know him
by his actual name. He has also served in the Vietnam
war.
A myth goes around him is “You can’t kill him, but you
can definitely hurt him”. Contrary to popular belief, he is
actually very old and is “scientifically” obese. Who am I
talking about?

28. Hint!

30. 9)
 This structure was inspired by Pramukh Swami, the head
of an organization called BAPS. The structure is said to
be one of the largest of this kind.
 People come to see various shows organized by the
foundation. Eating here is a pure vegetarian affair!

31. Hint!
 Gujarati is said to be the official language here!

33. 10)
Burma – 1969
Sri Lanka - 1972
Nepal – 1975
India – 1975
Bangladesh – 1975
Somalia – 1977
As a result of this, what announcement was made on 9th
Dec, 1979?

34. Hint!

36. SCORES?

37. Round-2.1
Survival Instincts!
 Here you need to fill the crossword puzzle. Five Questions are there in
this round.
Infinite bounce in this round! 10 points for the correct answer.
 Manual Buzzing is allowed here and scoring pattern would be +10/-10 for
the same !

39. Across ! Down !
9-Across

40. 9-Across
 When the Japanese flew over Pearl Harbor to attack it, the air
commander who was leading the attack shouted TORA! TORA!
TORA!
What does TORA mean in English and why did they shout
TORA?

41.  Tora means tiger in English, they were instructed to shout TORA if
they catch the Americans by Surprise!
This was the reason US joined the World War II.
Back!

42. 3-Down
 In the ongoing civil war in Syria, the Syrian army uses a gas
developed in Germany as a pesticide. This Gas in 500 times more
toxic than cyanide gas that was used in the Nazi Death camps.
 Person can die if you consume even half mg, of this gas. It is
generally mixed with mustard gas.
Treatment is possible if you hospitalize the patient immediately.
Which gas am I talking about?

43.  The gas is called Sarin Gas.
Sarin is made by mixing isopropyl alcohol (also known as rubbing
alcohol) and a compound called methylphosphonic difluoride
Back!

44. 7-Across
 You probably might have heard of this place but you have never
seen it !

45.  It’s the tower of Hanoi!
Back!

46. 1-Down
 This event is commonly referred to as miracle, there’s a movie
also made by the same name. It was a result of extreme
determination and hard work.
 A person called Herb Brooks related to the incident is said to have
died two months before the movie released.
What miracle am I talking about?

47. United States defeating Soviet Union in the 1980 Ice Hockey WC!
Back!

48. 4-Across
 This word literary meant hairy, this name was chosen first as the
person saw receding hairline in his family and chose this name.
 Some say that this name came because of how they are born.
Now this word is no longer being used to describe people. What
am I talking about?

49. Caesar! Back!

50. 2-Across
He was convicted for a very serious offence, in his charge sheet police
have accused him of not taking the “platform ticket”. Who am I talking
about?

51. Back!

52. 5-Down
The Gurjars, pratihars, solankis and people of various casts settled in
North India around 6th century. One village near modern day Delhi houses
a landmark derives it’s name from one of these clans.
In the village is a very famous landmark, famous because of the number
of VIPs that visit there!
Which landmark am I talking about?

53. Tihar Jail!
Back!

54. 8-ACROSS
It all started after Congress was defeated for the first time in
Gujarat. According to TOI, a very important person had died in this
period.
He was the husband of Ms. T. Ruth, and father of Ms Li. Bertie. Who
died in this period, and what is this period called?

55. Times of India carried an Obituary that read “D.E.M O’Cracy
beloved husband of T.Ruth, father of L.I.Bertie, brother of
Faith, Hope and Justica expired on 26 June.
Emergency by Indira Gandhi!
Back!

56. 6-DOWN
This line was famously said by Cap’n Vikram Batra when interviewed
by Barkha Dutt. Cap’n Batra played a fundamental role in operation
‘Vijay’. These lines were also used by a company, and it became a
nation-wide commercial success.
What were the lines said by Late PVC Vikram batra ?
Part points for company name.

57. Back!

58. 10-DOWN
This boy can be called as an Indian Tom Sawyer. People call him as
the face of the common man, the face of the rural India.
How do we know him?

59. Gattu, the mascot of Asian Paints!
Back!

60. SCORES?

61. ROUND 3: Formulae !
Scoring pattern:
• +10 for every individual answer,
• +10 extra if you get all four individual answers
correct and if you get the final answer.
• +10 if you can answer the final answer.

63. Question Formula Answer
What does S stand for in SUN T+3 Stanford
Micro. ?
Who invented the CD player ? S+1 Sony
Standard Oil is owned by the ___ C-2 Rockefeller
family ?
The company’s name in Japanese N+4 Nintendo
means “Leave luck in heaven”
Ford!

64. 1) What forced Chris Gayle to tweet H-2
1)
“It’s child abuse” ?
II) “Pele should go back to the museum” O-2
III) “I probably like to be invisible. Just sneak into the girls' locker room. That's one of the D+3
super powers”
IV) “Sharapova’s as mean as a snake, she reminds me of me” I-1
V) “I am so mean that I make medicines sick” I
VI) Who said “Where else would you find an opportunity to kill a person two times an Y+1
over, and that too legally ?? ”

65. 1) What forced Chris Gayle to tweet Sehwag
1)
“It’s child abuse” ?
II) “Pele should go back to the museum” Maradonna
III) “I probably like to be invisible. Just sneak into the girls' locker room. That's one of the Djokovic
super powers”
IV) “Sharapova’s as mean as a snake, she reminds me of me” Hingis
V) “I am so mean that I make medicines sick” Ali
VI) Who said “Where else would you find an opportunity to kill a person two times an Steyn
over, and that too legally ?? ”

66. Scores?

67. ROUND 4: Connect!
Here this round contains 4 clues, you need to give me a final answer relating
to all the four clues.
For 1st clue, scoring will be +40/-20
2nd clue, +30/-15
3rd clue, +20/-10
4th clue, +10/-0
Now, teams can buzz manually!

69. 1)

71. 2)

73. Easy one!

75. 4)

77. 5)

79. Q1

81. And the answer is:

82. Lenka!

83.  The song “The Show”, used in the movie “Angus,
Thongs and Perfect Snogging”.
 “Everything at once” was used in Grey’s
Anatomy
 “Everything at once “ was used in a Windows 8
advert.

84. Q 2.

85. And the answer is:

86. Nicolas Flamel

87. Q3

88. And the answer is:

89. Richard Branson!

90. Q.4

91. And the answer is:

92. Movies made on works by
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay!!
Apne Paraye(1980)
Majhli Didi( 1967)
Devdas
Parineeta

93. Q 5.

94. And the answer is:

95. Organizations/Agencies who have
been awarded the Nobel Peace
Prize!!
 International Peace Bureau
 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
 League of Red Cross Societies
 European Union

96. Reserve Question:

97. And the answer is :

98. All of the them have been named
Time Person Of the Year more than
once.

99. SCORES?

100. Round 5 :
 10 questions
 Infinite bounce
 +10/0 for each question. No negatives

101. Q 1.
 Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disorder that
may affect many tissues and organs.
 The process produces an inflammatory response of the synovium
(synovitis) secondary to hyperplasia of synovial cells, and excess
synovial fluid.
 Who is the most famous sufferer of this from the world of
cricket?

102. And the answer is :

103. Billy Bowden!

104. Q 2.
In 1882, Mr. W L Lake, a Canadian engineer saw
elephants emerging out of dense forests with oil
stains on their feet.
So the story goes, that he shouts, urging his men
to drill the area in search of crude oil.
This gave this Indian town its name. Which town?

105. And the answer is:

106. Digboi!!

107. Q 3. Which actor?

108. And the answer is :

109. Benedict Cumberbatch!!

110. Q 4.
The jasper was brought from Punjab, jade and crystal from China. The
turquoise was from Tibet and the Lapis lazuli from Afghanistan, while
the sapphire came from Sri Lanka and the carnelian from Arabia. In
all, twenty eight types of precious and semi-precious stones were
inlaid into the main translucent stone.
However, the stone that was used the most was brought from a
small town X.
X= ?

111. And the answer is :

112. Makrana! ( Makrana Marble )

113. Q 5.
 In Medieval times, in Britain, 1/3rd of the taxes went to the
king, 1/3rd went to the Nobility and 1/3 went to the common man.
 How has this custom been immortalized in English Literature?

114. And the answer is :

115. Baa Baa Black Sheep!

116. Q 6. Funda?

117. And the answer is:

118. Thomas Alva Edison, Nikola Tesla
Nobel Prize

119. Q 7.
Knut Jensen - Heat stroke
Francisco Lázaro - Electrolyte imbalance
Nicolae Berechet - Blood poisoning
Ross Milne - Ski collision
Kazimierz Kay - Luge crash
Nodar Kumaritashvili - Luge crash
The above is an exhaustive list of the names of people and their reason
for death. What connects them?

120. And the answer is:

121.  Deaths during Olympics!!

122. Q 8. What’s in a word?
 This word X ,on 13 November 2012, was named Word of the Year by
the Oxford English Dictionary.
 X is a neologism first used in the BBC political satire The Thick of It.
 The term received international attention in July 2012 after Mitt
Romney, made controversial comments criticizing London's
preparations for the 2012 Summer Olympics during a visit there one
day before the opening ceremony.

The Democratic National Committee quickly released a campaign
ad by the name “Y” highlighting criticisms of Romney's diplomacy
made by politicians and journalists.

123. And the answer is:

124. Omnishambles!!

125. Q 9. What occasion?

126. And the answer is:

127. S. Ramanujan’s 125th birthday!

128. Q.10.

129. And the answer is:

130. The concept of Infinity!

131. Reserve Question:

132. And the answer is:

133. Et tu, Brute?

134. Scores?

135. Final: Business
Round !!!

136. Rules:

137. 1)
 X designed and introduced the EA7 range, a brand inspired
by Ukrainian footballer Andriy Shevchenko, who wore the number 7
jersey.
 Early in his career, X took a job as a window dresser in a store
named La Rinascente. X was cemented in the public imagination
for dressing Y in American Gigolo in 1980.
 Z has commissioned X to create a new look for its Directors' Suite
at Stamford Bridge,.

138. And the answer is:

139. Answer:
 X= Giorgio Armani
 Y= Richard Gere
 Z= Chelsea Football Club

140. Q 2.
 Portfolio named X the 18th-greatest American CEO of all time. X is
the author (or co-author) of several books, including ’Where Have
All the Leaders Gone’?
 X was in controversies in 1977 when there were allegations that Y’s
structural design allowed its fuel-tank filler neck to break off and
the fuel tank to be punctured in a rear-end collision, resulting in
deadly fires.
 X was fired from a company(not Z) in 1978, and retired as
President, CEO and Chairman of Z at the end of 1992.
 Politically, X supported the Republican candidate George W. Bush
in the 2000 presidential election. In the 2004 presidential
election, however, he endorsed Bush's opponent, Democrat W.
 X,Y,Z,W=?

141. And the answer is :

142. Answers:
 X= Lee Iococca
 Y= Ford Pinto
 Z= Chrysler
 W= John Kerry

143. Q 3.
 As of 2012 ,X United States is the fifth-largest privately owned
organization in the United States. It is the one of the world's largest
professional services firm .
 In 1990, the US Internal Revenue Service seized most of the assets
of Y, claiming he owed $32 million in back taxes, including penalties
and interest. He sued X, contending that they put him into tax
shelters that were later disallowed by the IRS.
 X provided services to Z and was involved in the Z scandal. Two
partners of X, have been charged by India's Central Bureau of
Investigation in connection with the Z scandal.
 X,Y,Z=?

144. And the answer is:

145. Answer:
 X= PricewaterHouse Coopers
 Y= Willie Nelson
 Z= Satyam

146. Q 4.
 Prior to the sale of Pringles to Y, X’s product line included foods and
beverages also.
 Fortune magazine ranked X at fifth place of the "World's Most
Admired Companies" list.
 X has received criticism from animal advocacy group PETA for the
practice of testing on animals.
 In the 1980s when rumors spread that the moon-and-stars logo was
a satanic symbol. The accusation was based on a particular
passage in the Bible. However, these interpretations have been
denied by company officials.
 X sued Z over rumors forwarded through a company voicemail
system in 1995.

147. And the answer is:

148. Answer:
 X= Procter & Gamble
 Y= Kellogg Company
 Z= Amway

149. Q5
 The idea for X was rejected by it’s founder’s professor, but my
founder anyway started with some venture capital. The venture
started in Little Rock and then moved to Memphis Tennessee in
1973.Today, X has one of the largest fleet of aircrafts in the world.
 From 1989 to 2010, X was the title sponsor of the Y, played
in Miami, Florida every year since 1935. X previously sponsored
the Formula One team McLaren.
 The company has donated over $21 million since 1990.
 Some of the tagline of X include: “ Absolutely, positively anytime”
and “ Relax, its X”.
 Cast Away is a 2000 drama film,starring Z as a X employee
stranded on an uninhabited island after his plane crashes in the
South Pacific.

150. And the answer is :

151. Answer:
 X= Fedex
 Y= Orange Bowl
 Z= Tom Hanks

152. Scores??

153. Thank You!! 
Congratulations to the winners!!