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By Darth architus
on the lonely planet of okhla

Don’t worry, no Star Wars this time.

Q1
A snippet from a recent
article on Fast
Company.
Which event is this
related to?

A1
 Microsoft shuts down Clip Art

Q2
 In ancient times, the origins of this spice were a mystery to the
Western world, and Arab merchants wanted to keep it that way. To
hike up the price, they spun an elaborate tale, claiming that giant
birds collected sticks of this spice from far-off lands and used them to
build nests on cliffs. To get the precious sticks, traders laid out
massive chunks of ox meat, which the birds grabbed and carried to
their nests. But because the slabs were so large, the nests would
collapse, allowing the clever merchants to collect their prize.
 Which spice?

Q3
 X is the best known name given to an unidentified serial killer active in the largely
impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888.
The name originated in a letter written by someone claiming to be the murderer
that was widely disseminated in the media. Within the crime case files as well as
contemporaneous journalistic accounts the killer was called "the Whitechapel
Murderer" as well as "Leather Apron".
 Attacks ascribed to X typically involved female prostitutes who lived and worked
in the slums of London and whose throats were cut prior to abdominal
mutilations. The removal of internal organs from at least three of the victims led
to proposals that their killer possessed anatomical or surgical knowledge.
 Mainly because of the extraordinarily brutal character of the murders, and
because of media treatment of the events, the public came increasingly to
believe in a single serial killer known as "X"

Q4
 The chief programmer Alexey Pajitnov was a huge fan of puzzles,
especially pentominoes, which was sold in Moscow toy shops in the
80s. But since he found the concept of the puzzles rotating in real
time a little too complicated, he dumbed it down a bit. Since he only
had access to a computer which could display text, he used letters to
form the pieces. What he created was among the first pieces of
software exported by the Soviet Union under the Perestroika. The
American version of this shipped with Korobeiniki, a 19th-century
Russian folk song as the music.
 What are we talking about?

A4
 Pentominoes were rejected in favour of Tetrominoes, which became
Tetris

Q5
While performing "Purple Haze", for six performances in a row,
Hendrix, standing to the left of the stage, clearly pointed directly at
Noel Redding standing to the right, and they both laughed and made a
"thing" out of it, each time the phrase came up, "...scuse me while I
______X_____." This was not a mistake. The two of them were clearly
"goofing" on and with the crowd and having a great time! Hendrix even
walked over to Redding during one or two of these performances, and
mimed the action.
Identify the misheard phrase.

Q6
The term was coined by the Hindu monk and professor of Anthropology at Syracuse University, Agehananda Bharati:
“Some years ago, I created a model which… applies to Sri Aurbindo, creations of Swami Sivananda, Sathya Sai baba
and others. I called it the ____X____ effect.
Before WWI ___X__ was the staple food of the poor peasants of a certain European country. But it was the poor who
emigrated to USA, where X became a popular food item. By the early 30s, it became an All-American dish, and was
later brought back in popularity in the European country.
Here in India, take Y’s work. It was a complete flop at first everywhere except in one city. And he could not even
compare with the Kapurs and Lata Mangeshkar. But after given prizes and highest acclaim in foreign countries, it was
reconsidered by Indian audiences.”
Give:
The X Effect
Y – The person

A6
X-Pizza Effect
Used first to describe Satyajit Ray & the sudden popularity of Pather
Panchali / Apu Trilogy

Q7
“A lanky, vivacious college beauty queen' (crowned 'Miss
Sri Ram College' in '73), she had recently taken to
modelling with great success. Dressed scantily in a towel
she was seen on billboards and press ads promoting
Delhi Cloth Mills."
On July 28, 1974, MCM, the agency behind the ad
campaign, was called up by her father Lt. Col. Tarlochan
Singh Anand who demanded all pictures and
transparencies of his daughter be returned. The press
was told not to run the Ad anymore.
Identify the girl.

Q8
 Monoliths are fictional advanced machines built by an unseen extraterrestrial
species that appear in Arthur C. Clarke's Space Odyssey series of novels and films.
During the series, three monoliths are discovered in the solar system by humans
and it is revealed that thousands, if not more, were created throughout the solar
system, although none are seen. The subsequent response of the characters to
their discovery drives the plot of the series. It also influences the fictional history
of the series, particularly by encouraging humankind to progress with
technological development and space travel.
 What, in the recent movie Interstellar, were inspired by these? (Not according to
official sources, but most Redditors agree).

A8
 The shapes of TARS AND CASE

Q9
The mere mention of his name conjures the image of a bare-chested
guy, arms stretched as if he is sacrificing himself.
Far from being a well-orchestrated shoot however, what came about
was the result of a bout of heavy drinking. The man was totally
plastered - he was stumbling into the lights and his equilibrium was not
terrific.
40 years later we still have folks trying to cash in on it, selling imitations
of the only piece of jewellery seen in the bare-chested pic – a set of
beads strung together – calling it the American Poet necklace.
What set of pictures (name the subject)?

Q10
 X never named an idea, discovery, or concept after himself, instead calling his
therapies psychoanalysis. It is unknown who first coined the term “X Y", but it has
since come to be used around the world and has been found in various pop-
culture references and even found its way into everyday speech.
 X talks about Y:
 In the same way that psycho-analysis makes use of dream interpretation, it also
profits by the study of the numerous little Ys and mistakes which people make --
symptomatic actions, as they are called [...] I have pointed out that these
phenomena are not accidental, that they require more than physiological
explanations, that they have a meaning and can be interpreted, and that one is
justified in inferring from them the presence of restrained or repressed impulses
and intentions.
 Give XY – very specific answer needed.

Q11
The word X referred to a toilet in medieval times. Clothes such as
coats were hung over the toilet shaft as the ammonia fromn urine
was thought to kill fleas and moths. So X literally meant a place to
protect coats etc. This has led to the modern word Y where clothes
are stored. X or Y?

A11
X - Garderobe or Y - Wardrobe

Q12
First design of X by Y. Give me X and Y.

A12
 X- Twitter
 Y- Jack Dorsey

Q13
 It is the colour most associated with guide signs and street name
signs in the United States. It is the background colour of the flag of
one of our neighbours. It is also the colour of the uniform of the
Police Service of Northern Ireland. It is widely used in the liquor
business, where it began to find favour as a status symbol of sorts for
many European breweries.

Q14
What has been blanked out?

Q15
 After the French revolution, the Estates General (Legislative Assembly)
was segregated on the basis of those who supported the monarchy and
those who supported the revolution. What came about because of this
segregation?

A15
 Those who supported the revolution sat on the Left and those who
supported the Regime, on the Right. This is how the terms “Left Wing
Politics” and “Right Wing Politics” came about.

AL3
Donald Duck with Huey, Dewey and Louie

AL4
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Differential Round
3n + 5; where n is the number of teams not getting it
PS – By ‘it’ I mean the answer.

D1
 Why did the state of Virginia send a ton of earth to the National
Gallery in London in 1921?

D2
 In the 1960s, studies by Dr. Richard Harteswood proved that a certain
genus had stopped flourishing because the US Forest Service had
suppressed forest fires a little too well.
 The study explained that the genus, paradoxically, needs forest fires
to survive since the flames help open seed cones, clear the forest
undergrowth, providing access to soft soil and important nutrients.
 As a result, controlled fires are now part of government policy to help
what genus?
 Hint if no one objects.

D3
 Also called Gauss’ formula or the surveyor’s formula, it is a
mathematical algorithm to determine the area of a simple polygon
whose vertices are described by ordered pairs x,y) in the plane by
cross-multiplying these pairs.
 When you list the coordinates in columns and cross-multiply the
pairs, the resulting image looks like a daily use object, that involves
similar crossing on a repeated basis.
 As a result, the algorithm is known by what popular name?
 Images on next slide.

Spanish officials in the reign of Charles V would tie up
documents with rope, except the ones that needed to be
discussed further on the Council of State. What did they
bind those documents with, resulting in a phrase that
survives in the English language even today?
D6

D7
X is a room-temperature superconductor, making it very valuable. It is
worth $20 million per kilogram in its unrefined state. However it is
expensive to mine, as its local environment is toxic to humans. X has a
unique magnetic field and properties of superconductivity, causing it
to levitate in magnetic fields.
On its native planet, the magnetic effect causes huge outcroppings of
X to rip out of the surface and float in the magnetic vortices. These
islands famously known as the Hallelujah Mountains.

AD1
 National Gallery were installing a statue of George Washington.
Washington had vowed to never set foot on English soil. The soil from
Virginia was to ensure that his vow would not be broken

AD4
 Blackbox
Akosha is a blackbox
technology…

AD8
 Jennifer Lawrence
 Mockingjay OST

Q’1
 _______ Kitano was a famous Japanese director who was dubbed as
“a worthy successor to Kurosawa” by the movie critic Nadagaru
Yohagawa. He formed a partnership with the comedy actor Kiyoshi
Kaneko.
 He was also a famed television host. A program featuring and named
after him was aired from 1986-90 and became a cult television hit
around the world.
 Fill in the blank or name the TV show.

A’1
 Takeshi/Takeshi’s Castle

Q’2
 The Magdeburg hemispheres are a pair of large copper hemispheres,
with mating rims. They were used to demonstrate the power of
atmospheric pressure. When the rims were sealed with grease and
the air was pumped out, the sphere contained a vacuum and could
not be pulled apart by teams of horses.
 It inspired two logos. Name both.

Q’3
 ‘Soll und Haben’ are
the nicknames given
to the twin towers of
Deutsche Bank HQ.
What do they translate
to in English?

A’3
 Credit and Debit
There’s nothing right on the left side and
there’s nothing left on the right side!

Q’4
 Over a 24-hour period in mid Feb 2014, approximately 293 new iOS
games were released into the App Store. 95 of those games are
___________, according to data gathered by The Guardian. One of
these 95 games even went on to become one of the top 5 free apps.
FITB.

A’4
 Flappy birds variants

Q’5
All the products created by the Virgin group contain the term ‘Virgin’
in them except for one. Which product? The generic term would fetch
half points.

A’5
 Mates Condoms. Just condoms as an answer will give half points.

Q’6
This term was first used by Sir Walter Scott in Ivanhoe to
describe a medieval mercenary warrior, not under the control
of any lord. What term?
Hint if no one objects.

Q’7
 Popular facts about X:
1. One does not simply lose all her sons, husband and an important organ all at a same
time unless she is X.
2. Breaking News! Science discovers that Adam was actually Alok Nath and Eve was X!
3. Statistics : Tear-Glands of X can hold sufficient Water that can fulfill Water
Requirement of a Family of 4 for 19 Days
4. Marrying X in a movie was an accepted method of committing suicide.
5. Once X was given anesthesia. She was crying even when she was unconscious!
 Claim to Fame: She contributes to one of the most famous mother/son clichés.
 Who are we talking about?

Q’8
 The following minimalist posters depict a famous franchise.
 Name all three films and who directed/produced this trilogy?
 No part points. Everything is needed.

Q’9
This baby is affected by a unique syndrome,
but what significance would that have in a
business context?
ID the syndrome/what it is similar to

A’9
Michelin baby syndrome/Michelin
syndrome
Full points for Michelin Man/Bibendum

Q’10
 Forbes Fictional list is a list of richest people listed by the Forbes magazine
every year who live in the realm of fiction. One particular character X had been
topping these lists until 2005. When asked about his exclusion in 2006, the
reply was ‘we excluded him from this year's rankings after being bombarded by
letters from outraged children insisting that X is “real.‘’ Who’s X?

Q’11
 X Industries is a technology company founded and owned by ______ X. In World
War II, X Industries built 100,000 planes to help the Allied forces, quickly
establishing them as a military contractor. After _______ death, ownership
passed to his son ‘Y’ X. X Industries quickly branched out into other scientific
fields including aeronautics, robotics, micro-technology and fringe science.
Moral principles made ‘Y’ X stop X Industries from manufacturing weapons and
focused instead on clean energy. GIVE ONLY X.

Q’12
 The company was founded in 1895 as J.W. Foster and Sons.
 In 1958, two of the founder’s grandsons, Joe and Jeff Foster decided
to rename the company to X.
 They chose the name X rather than the English name Y (pretty similar
to X), as they found it in an Afrikaans English dictionary that Joe
Foster had won in a running race as a boy.
 Give X.

A’12
 Reebok (Anfrikaans English)
 Rhebok (English English)

Q’13
 10% of total revenue for the country of Tuvalu arises due to
a particular thing which they outsource and is now managed
by Verisign. They began deriving revenue from this in 1998.
 What are we talking about?

A’13
 Tuvalu’s internet domain TLD - .tv

Q’14
 Anya Major was a discus thrower with some experience in hammer throwing.
Apart from her claim-to-fame, she has portrayed Nikita in Elton John’s 1986
music video of the same name. Her claim-to fame appearance had little to do
with her athletic skills. Which appearance?

A’14
 The 1984 Macintosh commerical

Q’15
 XKCD reference to what?

A’15
 Project Loon from Google X

G5
Absolut ad paying tribute to?

C1: +80/-40
 ___[1]___ ___[2]___ And ___[3]___ (sometimes also called [1] [something] [2] [3] due to a 13.33% stake
owned by “something”) Private Limited, along with its subsidiaries, provides marketing communication
solutions for customers in India and internationally. It offers integrated marketing solutions, including
strategic, media, and creative solutions. The company has a strategic alliance with Edelman India. It was
founded in 1973 and is based in Mumbai, India with additional offices in Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad,
Bengaluru, and Chennai, India.
 In 1923, John Orr ___[2]___ and Raymond ___[3]___ established a small advertising agency in Philadelphia.
The company moved to New York in 1926 as a condition of securing a contract with the newly formed Jell-O
company. Soon the company moved into offices at 285 Madison Avenue, which remained the company's
location for 87 years.
 During the 1960s, [2] and [3] produced the first color television commercials. In the 1970s, under the
leadership of Edward N. Ney as chief executive officer, [2] and [3] expanded with the acquisition of
Wunderman Ricotta & Kline in 1973, Cato Johnson in 1976, and Burson-Marsteller in 1979.
 The first 6 letters of [1] are the name of a different company founded by the same person who co-founded
[1]. The person in question also serves on the board of IIM Calcutta.
 Let’s call the first 6 letters of [1] X. 5 points each for X, [1], [2] and [3].
 +5 for giving the “something”
 X goes into the connect.

C2: +70/-35
 When one of the founders of X was asked about how the name of the company
came about, he said:
 At that time, I was reading the autobiography of Richard Branson who started the
Virgin brand. The way he rose up from poverty fascinated me. The Virgin brand is
red in colour. Marketing becomes easier if you have a colour…
 …As we are an Internet-based company, people would have to type our name. So,
it was better to have the easiest name…
 …Angeline, a friend of a classmate, designed the logo for us. We registered X and
created a web site.
 X got acquired by Y some time back.
 Give X and Y (part points).
 Y’s most famous entity goes into the connect.

C3: +60/-30
 I’m about 20 minutes late when I meet X at the famous Boudin Bakery in San Francisco’s
Fisherman’s Wharf district. It’s a tourist trap, but it’s where X wants to meet and who am I to
complain? I’m about to get a sneak peek at the thing he’s been working on for the last several
months.
 After a few minutes, X hands me an iPhone with an early build of his new app, called Detour. I
plug my headphones in, X taps his phone a couple of times, invites me to join his group, and we’re
ready to go.
 Detour is basically the San Francisco tech version of your typical walking tour. It’s an iPhone app
designed to guide you through different parts of a city and introduce you to new places and
people that live there.
 The app takes a very content-centric approach to that process, and the people you’re listening to
are more like storytellers than they are guides.
 Here, we are talking about X’s new venture. Before this, X was the CEO of company Y, whose
business model, according to a Forrester Research report from Oct 2011, was a “disaster” and
that Y had become an example of "how fast an Internet darling can fall.“
 Give X and Y (part points).
 Y goes into the connect.

C4: +50/-25
 The new logo was unveiled in May 2012. It was selected through a
competition. Out of the entries received, Eric Atkins of USA was
announced as the winner of the contest.
 It has two aspects added into one :
The first two letters of the name of the company is shown and it also
looks like a hand holding a device. Which company’s logo?

C5: +40/-20
An older screenshot of a
webpage of which
website?
(Bigger image on next
slide)
This company was
acquired by X.
Name the company.
X goes into the connect
(part points).

C6: +30/-15
 In 2011, X spent over $3 billion in acquisitions of companies in bankruptcy,
which Motley Fool's Anders Bylund described as "a veritable buying
rampage in the bargain bin." This includes the April 6, 2011, purchase of
Blockbuster Inc. in a bankruptcy auction in New York, agreeing to pay $322
million in cash and assume $87 million in liabilities and other obligations
for the nationwide video-rental company. X also acquired the defunct
companies DBSD and Terrestar. X also made a bid to purchase Hulu on
October 2011, but Hulu's owners chose not to sell the company. There was
also speculation that X might purchase Sprint Nextel or Clearwire. In 2013,
X made a bid for both companies. CEO Charles Ergen plans on adding
wireless internet and mobile video services that can compete with Netflix
and cable companies.
 Identify X (company).
 The main identifier in the name of X goes into the connect.

C7: +20/-10
 The football club X was founded on 26 April 1903 by three Basque students. These
founders saw the new club as a youth branch of their childhood team, Athletic Bilbao.
They began playing in blue and white, similarly to Athletic Bilbao (Bilbao has changed
their colors after that), but by 1911, X were playing in their current colours of red and
white stripes. Many believe the change was influenced because red and white striped
tops were the cheapest stripes to make, because the same combination was used to
make bed mattresses, and the unused cloth was easily converted into football shirts. This
discovery of a cheaper option probably persuaded them to change. Other more plausible
account of the reason to change colours is that both Athletic Bilbao and X used to buy
Blackburn Rovers blue and white kits in England. Once in 1911, Juanito Elorduy, former
player and member of the board of X, went to England to buy kits for both teams. He did
not find Blackburn Rovers kits and bought Southampton F.C. red and white ones instead.
X adopted the red and white shirt but opted to keep Blackburn Rovers' blue shorts.
 Give X.
 X partly owns a football club in another country, whose main sponsor is Y.
 Y goes into the connect.

C8: +10/0
The tagline of which Indian company (maybe not the current one)?
Jaisa India ka dil, waisa India ka _______

AC1
 X – Rediff
 [1] – Rediffusion
 [2] – Young
 [3] – Rubicam
 “Something” - Dentsu

AC2
 X - Redbus
 Y – Ibibo Group
 Entity - Goibibo

AC3
 X – Andrew Mason
 Y - Groupon

AC5
 Company/website – Wishpicker.com
 X - Snapdeal

AC6
 X – Dish Network (USA)
 Name that went into the connect - Dish TV

AC7
 X – Athletico Madrid
 Y – Aircel
 Fun question (no points):
 Who’s the guy on the left?

Connect:
 Akosha’s B2B clients

AP10
I was kidding
about the
“No Star Wars”
thing. :P

But don’t worry, we’ll do this again. 

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