Chakravyuh General Open quiz set and conducted by Rohan Danait. Report: http://notesandstones.blogspot.in/2014/09/chakravyuh-2014-report.html

1. Chakravyuh 20th September 2014
Quizmaster – Rohan Danait

2. Acknowledgements
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•Suraj Menon and Ranajeet Menon Soman for moderating the quiz
•College of Engineering Pune, for giving me a chance to host this event
•Boat Club Quiz Club, for their valuable support over the years

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4. Elims

5. House Rules
30 questions
45 minutes to answer 30 questions
Star marked questions will resolve tie-breaks
No negatives, so take your best guess!
Any team using electronic devices during the quiz will be disqualified
Decision of the quizmaster will be final and binding

6. Q1
X is an Indian political commentator and analyst who currently serves as Director for Geo-Economics and Strategy at the International Institute of Strategic Studies. Previously he had served as associate editor at The Economic Times and The Times of India, and then chief editor at The Financial Express. He quit this job to undertake a role in which he served from May 2004 until August 2008.
In April 2014, he published his book, based on his experiences in this role, amidst huge controversy. Identify the author and the book.

7. Q2
It is the last version in a series of three. The first one is titled "Freedom Is In Peril. Defend It With All Your Might." while the second one is called "Your Courage, Your Cheerfulness, Your Resolution Will Bring Us Victory". What is the last one titled?

8. Q3
Ashley Westwood is a former defender and a graduate of the Manchester United Academy who played for several clubs in the second and third tier of English football. After retiring in 2012, he worked as first team coach at Blackpool and Blackburn Rovers for a short period of time. He was subsequently appointed as the head coach of a team in July 2013 and was successful in leading them to their first ever league title. Which team?

9. Q4
Made between the years 1250 and 1500, nearly half are still at Rano Raraku, the main site, but hundreds were transported from there and set on stone platforms called "ahus". The tallest of these is Paro, almost 10 metres high. What am I talking about?

10. Q5*
X, or 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid, is an organic acid widely distributed in animal tissues. It is a major constituent of bile and can be found in the large intestine. It is named after the Latin word for bull or ox, as it was first isolated from ox bile in 1827 by German scientists Friedrich Tiedemann and Leopold Gmelin. X is the major ingredient of Y, a product whose name is closely associated with the etymological roots of X. Identify X and Y.

11. Q6
Referring to what did John Adams complain to his wife Abigail that, "My country has in its wisdom contrived for me the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived."?

12. Q7
These are the first few ventures of which business magnate? 1966 - Launched a magazine named Student 1970 - Started selling records by mail-order 1971 - Opened first record shop on Oxford Street 1972 - Opened a recording studio 1973 - Launched record label

13. Q8
As a part of the annual Development Reports of the United Nations Development Programme, Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq wanted "to shift the focus of development economics from national income accounting to people-centered policies". He was sure that a simple composite measure was needed in order to convince the public, academics, and policy-makers that they should evaluate development not only by economic advances but also improvements in human well-being. What was the result?

14. Q9
In March 2013, 22 "pieces of art" were presented in an exhibit entitled #SVAES (The Shortest Video Art Ever Sold) at the Moving Image art fair in New York City. Copies of the videos were available to purchase on thumb drives for US$200 each. Angela Washko's work was sold to collector Myriam Vanneschi during the event, marking it the first ever sale of this type of art. What type of "art"?

15. Q10*
The name for which place in Maharashtra comes from the Marathi word Sasashti which means "sixty-six", referring to the original "sixty- six villages" located here?

16. Q11
Khushwant Singh was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1974 for service to his country. When and in protest of what did he return the award?

17. Q12
Gerard Adriaan ________ decided to purchase 'Den Hoyberg' (the haystack), a manufacturing plant for a certain product. Here he started his own version of the product with an emphasis on quality that was soon rewarded with his product winning important international prizes. ________ was the first brand of its kind to have a dedicated laboratory for quality control. He recruited a pupil of Louis Pasteur to head this laboratory, who isolated a yeast strain of superior quality, now known as the ________ A-yeast, which is still a key ingredient of the product. Which brand?

18. Q13
This industrialist started working in Automobile Products of India and later became the Director of the Indian Aluminium Company at a young age. He was instrumental in founding the Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation (SPIC) and served as the chairman till his death. He was the Mayor of Madras in 1955. He was the president of the Southern Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 1951 to 1957. He later became the Vice President of BCCI and assumed several posts in the next twenty five years. He was the head of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) for 32 years. Who?

19. Q14
Lyrics of the song "Satellite 15...The Final Frontier" by the band Iron Maiden:
"I'm stranded in space, I'm lost without trace
I haven't a chance of getting away
Too close to the sun, I surely will burn
Like ______ before me or so legend goes"
Fill in the blank with the name of a mythological figure.

20. Q15*
There are 17 of these, most of them established in the 17th-19th century period. However, the oldest one was established as early as the 5th century by Rashtrakuta kings. The last 2 of these were established by the British administration in the 19th century. 7 of these form a sub-group based on their names. What am I talking about?

21. Q16
In 1924, X started his company near Stuttgart but was soon forced into bankruptcy. He then became a member of the NAZI party and a sponsoring member of the SS. With their help, his economic situation improved. X got a contract to make the Hitler Youth, storm trooper and SS uniforms. Post WW II, he was stripped of his voting rights, his capacity to run a business, and fined "a very heavy penalty" of 100,000 Deutschmarks. He died in 1948, but his business survived and is now one of the leading brands in its field. X?

22. Q17
"Home Taping Is Killing Music" was the slogan of a 1980s anti-copyright infringement campaign by the British Phonographic Industry. With the rise in popularity of cassette recorders, the BPI feared that people being able to record music from the radio onto cassettes would cause a decline in record sales. The logo for this campaign, consisting of a Jolly Roger formed from the silhouette of a Compact Cassette, also included the words And It's Illegal. Where is this logo more famously seen nowadays?

23. Q18
X was an explorer and navigator who discovered a bay, a river and a strait, all of which are named after him. A town lying on the banks of the river is also named after him, as is a county in the neighboring region. On his last expedition, most of his crew mutinied and cast him, his son and 7 others adrift, never to be seen again. X?

24. Q19
Logorama is a 16-minute French animated film told entirely through the use of more than 2,500 contemporary and historical logos and mascots. The film won the Prix Kodak at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 82nd Academy Awards. The logos and mascots represent characters, props, locations, vehicles, and other content. For example, Ronald McDonald is depicted as the villain, and two Michelin Men are depicted as protagonist cops. Few of the logos are fictional, the first of which is Slurm, a soft drink featured in which TV series?

25. Q20*
Who signs of all his tweets on his official Twitter account with the personalised emoticon iiii]; )'?

26. Q21
This media franchise began with a 1963 French novel by author Pierre Boulle named X which was adapted into a feature film of the same name in 1968. Four sequels followed between 1970 and 1973 named Beneath the X, Escape from the X, Conquest of the X, and Battle for the X. In 2001, a remake of the original 1968 film was released. The series was then rebooted in 2011 with 2 films of the new reboot already released. X? (X is not one word)

27. Q22
A pole of inaccessibility refers to the most distant point from the coastline. The oceanic pole of inaccessibility (48°52.6′S 123°23.6′W) is the place in the ocean that is farthest from land. It lies in the South Pacific Ocean, 2,688 km from the nearest lands. This location is also referred to as "Point X", a reference to the fictional character of the same name whose hideout and home harbor of his ship is close to this point. On Google Earth, a circle with the text "X" printed next to it can be seen at this point. Identify X.

28. Q23
The title of this book derives from Homer's The Odyssey, wherein Agamemnon speaks to Odysseus: "__ _ ___ _____, the woman with the dog's eyes would not close my eyes as I descended into Hades." The author said that he wrote the novel from midnight to 4:00 AM over the course of six weeks while working at a power plant. It was made into a film in 2013 by James Franco. Which book?

29. Q24
Whose erstwhile residence?

30. Q25
What is the song "Jiggery Pokery" by a pop group called The Duckworth Lewis Method about?

31. Q26
Which current MoP in the Lok Sabha, elected from the Kendrapara constituency, has this image as his profile picture on Twitter?

32. Q27
This photo along with the caption "We're praying for the souls of our ancestors." was the first of its kind to be taken in India, although many followed soon enough. What am I talking about?

33. Q28
Club Deportivo ____ _________ is a football club based in Beunos Aires and was formed in October 2013. Who is it named after?

34. Q29
A snapshot from the comic Super_____ featuring _____. Fill in the blank. (both blanks are the same)

35. Q30
Fill in the two blanks.

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38. Q1
X is an Indian political commentator and analyst who currently serves as Director for Geo-Economics and Strategy at the International Institute of Strategic Studies. Previously he had served as associate editor at The Economic Times and The Times of India, and then chief editor at The Financial Express. He quit this job to undertake a role in which he served from May 2004 until August 2008.
In April 2014, he published his book, based on his experiences in this role, amidst huge controversy. Identify the author and the book.

39. Answer
Sanjaya Baru, The Accidental Prime Minister

40. Q2
It is the last version in a series of three. The first one is titled "Freedom Is In Peril. Defend It With All Your Might." while the second one is called "Your Courage, Your Cheerfulness, Your Resolution Will Bring Us Victory". What is the last one titled?

41. Answer
The “Keep Calm and Carry On” poster

42. Q3
Ashley Westwood is a former defender and a graduate of the Manchester United Academy who played for several clubs in the second and third tier of English football. After retiring in 2012, he worked as first team coach at Blackpool and Blackburn Rovers for a short period of time. He was subsequently appointed as the head coach of a team in July 2013 and was successful in leading them to their first ever league title. Which team?

43. Answer
Bengaluru FC

44. Q4
Made between the years 1250 and 1500, nearly half are still at Rano Raraku, the main site, but hundreds were transported from there and set on stone platforms called "ahus". The tallest of these is Paro, almost 10 metres high. What am I talking about?

45. Answer
Maoi statues/Easter island heads

46. Q5*
X, or 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid, is an organic acid widely distributed in animal tissues. It is a major constituent of bile and can be found in the large intestine. It is named after the Latin word for bull or ox, as it was first isolated from ox bile in 1827 by German scientists Friedrich Tiedemann and Leopold Gmelin. X is the major ingredient of Y, a product whose name is closely associated with the etymological roots of X. Identify X and Y.

47. Answer
X: Taurine Y: Red Bull

48. Q6
Referring to what did John Adams complain to his wife Abigail that, "My country has in its wisdom contrived for me the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived."?

49. Answer
To the post of Vice President of the United States

50. Q7
These are the first few ventures of which business magnate? 1966 - Launched a magazine named Student 1970 - Started selling records by mail-order 1971 - Opened first record shop on Oxford Street 1972 - Opened a recording studio 1973 - Launched record label

51. Answer
Richard Branson

52. Q8
As a part of the annual Development Reports of the United Nations Development Programme, Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq wanted "to shift the focus of development economics from national income accounting to people-centered policies". He was sure that a simple composite measure was needed in order to convince the public, academics, and policy-makers that they should evaluate development not only by economic advances but also improvements in human well-being. What was the result?

53. Answer
Human Development Index

54. Q9
In March 2013, 22 "pieces of art" were presented in an exhibit entitled #SVAES (The Shortest Video Art Ever Sold) at the Moving Image art fair in New York City. Copies of the videos were available to purchase on thumb drives for US$200 each. Angela Washko's work was sold to collector Myriam Vanneschi during the event, marking it the first ever sale of this type of art. What type of "art"?

55. Answer
Vine videos

56. Q10*
The name for which place in Maharashtra comes from the Marathi word Sasashti which means "sixty-six", referring to the original "sixty- six villages" located here?

57. Answer
Salsette

58. Q11
Khushwant Singh was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1974 for service to his country. When and in protest of what did he return the award?

59. Answer
Operation Blue Star

60. Q12
Gerard Adriaan ________ decided to purchase 'Den Hoyberg' (the haystack), a manufacturing plant for a certain product. Here he started his own version of the product with an emphasis on quality that was soon rewarded with his product winning important international prizes. ________ was the first brand of its kind to have a dedicated laboratory for quality control. He recruited a pupil of Louis Pasteur to head this laboratory, who isolated a yeast strain of superior quality, now known as the ________ A-yeast, which is still a key ingredient of the product. Which brand?

61. Answer
Heineken

62. Q13
This industrialist started working in Automobile Products of India and later became the Director of the Indian Aluminium Company at a young age. He was instrumental in founding the Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation (SPIC) and served as the chairman till his death. He was the Mayor of Madras in 1955. He was the president of the Southern Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 1951 to 1957. He later became the Vice President of BCCI and assumed several posts in the next twenty five years. He was the head of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) for 32 years. Who?

63. Answer
M.A. Chidambaram

64. Q14
Lyrics of the song "Satellite 15...The Final Frontier" by the band Iron Maiden:
"I'm stranded in space, I'm lost without trace
I haven't a chance of getting away
Too close to the sun, I surely will burn
Like ______ before me or so legend goes"
Fill in the blank with the name of a mythological figure.

65. Answer
Icarus

66. Q15*
There are 17 of these, most of them established in the 17th-19th century period. However, the oldest one was established as early as the 5th century by Rashtrakuta kings. The last 2 of these were established by the British administration in the 19th century. 7 of these form a sub-group based on their names. What am I talking about?

67. Answer
Peths in Pune

68. Q16
In 1924, X started his company near Stuttgart but was soon forced into bankruptcy. He then became a member of the NAZI party and a sponsoring member of the SS. With their help, his economic situation improved. X got a contract to make the Hitler Youth, storm trooper and SS uniforms. Post WW II, he was stripped of his voting rights, his capacity to run a business, and fined "a very heavy penalty" of 100,000 Deutschmarks. He died in 1948, but his business survived and is now one of the leading brands in its field. X?

69. Answer
Hugo Boss

70. Q17
"Home Taping Is Killing Music" was the slogan of a 1980s anti-copyright infringement campaign by the British Phonographic Industry. With the rise in popularity of cassette recorders, the BPI feared that people being able to record music from the radio onto cassettes would cause a decline in record sales. The logo for this campaign, consisting of a Jolly Roger formed from the silhouette of a Compact Cassette, also included the words And It's Illegal. Where is this logo more famously seen nowadays?

71. Answer
The Pirate Bay Logo

72. Q18
X was an explorer and navigator who discovered a bay, a river and a strait, all of which are named after him. A town lying on the banks of the river is also named after him, as is a county in the neighboring region. On his last expedition, most of his crew mutinied and cast him, his son and 7 others adrift, never to be seen again. X?

73. Answer
Henry Hudson

74. Q19
Logorama is a 16-minute French animated film told entirely through the use of more than 2,500 contemporary and historical logos and mascots. The film won the Prix Kodak at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 82nd Academy Awards. The logos and mascots represent characters, props, locations, vehicles, and other content. For example, Ronald McDonald is depicted as the villain, and two Michelin Men are depicted as protagonist cops. Few of the logos are fictional, the first of which is Slurm, a soft drink featured in which TV series?

75. Answer
Futurama

76. Q20*
Who signs of all his tweets on his official Twitter account with the personalised emoticon iiii]; )'?

77. Answer
Slash

78. Q21
This media franchise began with a 1963 French novel by author Pierre Boulle named X which was adapted into a feature film of the same name in 1968. Four sequels followed between 1970 and 1973 named Beneath the X, Escape from the X, Conquest of the X, and Battle for the X. In 2001, a remake of the original 1968 film was released. The series was then rebooted in 2011 with 2 films of the new reboot already released. X? (X is not one word)

79. Answer
Planet of the Apes

80. Q22
A pole of inaccessibility refers to the most distant point from the coastline. The oceanic pole of inaccessibility (48°52.6′S 123°23.6′W) is the place in the ocean that is farthest from land. It lies in the South Pacific Ocean, 2,688 km from the nearest lands. This location is also referred to as "Point X", a reference to the fictional character of the same name whose hideout and home harbor of his ship is close to this point. On Google Earth, a circle with the text "X" printed next to it can be seen at this point. Identify X.

81. Answer
Nemo

82. Q23
The title of this book derives from Homer's The Odyssey, wherein Agamemnon speaks to Odysseus: "__ _ ___ _____, the woman with the dog's eyes would not close my eyes as I descended into Hades." The author said that he wrote the novel from midnight to 4:00 AM over the course of six weeks while working at a power plant. It was made into a film in 2013 by James Franco. Which book?

83. Answer
As I lay Dying – William Faulkner

84. Q24
Whose erstwhile residence?

85. Answer
George Orwell

86. Q25
What is the song "Jiggery Pokery" by a pop group called The Duckworth Lewis Method about?

87. Answer
Ball of the Century/The Gatting Ball/Shane Warne’s ball of the century

88. Q26
Which current MoP in the Lok Sabha, elected from the Kendrapara constituency, has this image as his profile picture on Twitter?

89. Answer
Baijayant "Jay" Panda

90. Q27
This photo along with the caption "We're praying for the souls of our ancestors." was the first of its kind to be taken in India, although many followed soon enough. What am I talking about?

91. Answer
Humans of New York in India

92. Q28
Club Deportivo ____ _________ is a football club based in Beunos Aires and was formed in October 2013. Who is it named after?

93. Answer
Papa Francisco i.e. Pope Francis

94. Q29
A snapshot from the comic Super_____ featuring _____. Fill in the blank. (both blanks are the same)

95. Answer
Putin

96. Q30
Fill in the two blanks.

97. Answer
Midas and Medusa

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