3. The Rules
6 sets of 5 questions each
Each set has four 1 pointers and a 3 pointer
No Negatives
Teams of max 4 people
If you are more than 4, play as separate tables
Answers will be provided on request. Please mail
Venkatesh S
4. Set 1
Teacher’s pet
high school science
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5. 1
This famous American became
interested in electricity in the mid-
1740s, a time when much was still
unknown on the topic.
He invented the lightning rod, used
to protect buildings and ships,
bifocals and the odometer among
other things. Who?
6. 2
His book “On the
Revolutions of the
Celestial Spheres” is
regarded as the
starting point of
modern astronomy.
Until then every one
believed the earth was
the center of the
universe. Name him.
7. After a major mishap when his 3
factory blew up killing his brother,
the inventor discovered that a
porous substance ‘kieselghur’
produced a mixture that was much
safer to handle. He named his
invention after the Greek word
meaning “power.”
How do we know it today?
9. 5
The islets of Langerhans,
secrete glucagons directly into
the bloodstream.
What is the other hormone
that they secrete which has the
opposite effect of glucagons?
11. 1
The awards are given in six categories:
1.Government Service
2.Public Service
3.Community Leadership
4.Journalism, Literature & Creative
Communication Arts
5.Peace and International Understanding
6.Emergent Leadership
The last Indian to win was Arvind Kejriwal in
2006.
What award?
12. 2
Which international award is manufactured
exclusively by Billings Artworks in Ridgway,
Colorado and is named for the actual object
depicted in the award?
13. 3
What is the French term for the lowest
category of the National Order of the
Legion of Honour award called?
14. 4
This is Mary Antoinette
Perry, an American
actress, director and
producer.
What is her
connection to the
world of Awards?
15. 5
Five women have won the Bharat Ratna
so far. Four of them are:
• Indira Gandhi
• Mother Teresa
• MS Subbulakshmi
• Lata Mangeshkar
Who is the fifth, who won it posthumously in
1997?
17. 1
Iconic Vogue
cover from 1991.
From L to R:
Naomi Campbell,
Linda
Evangelista,
Tatjana Patitz,
Christy
Turlington,
_____ ________
18. 2
He once joked that he was ‘Cablinasian’
because he has a mix of Caucasian, Black,
American Indian, Thai and Chinese blood.
He became junior world champ at age
eight and has never looked back since. By
June 1997 he was world #1 and was Sports
Illustrated's “Sportsman of the Year” in
1996.
Which star?
19. 3
The idea was first thought of by
Napoleon's engineer, Albert Mathieu in
1802. It finally bore fruit in 1994 at a cost
of 16 billion US$.
In 1996, the American Society of Civil
Engineers identified it as one of the Seven
Wonders of the Modern World.
What architectural marvel in Europe ,
used by about 30,000 people everyday?
20. 4
Launched in 1998, it was famously
touted on TV by ex-presidential
candidate Bob Dole. It sells huge, and
made a billion $ in the first year alone.
It reacts in an hour, or a little longer if
one has eaten fatty foods. Among its
competitors are Cialis and Levitra.
What are we talking about?
21. 5
The emperor Charlemagne put it in
place during his reign in the ninth
century AD, but the practice died out at
the end of his rule.
It was re-established by the 1992
Maastricht treaty, and took a further
seven years of planning before being
publicly launched on 1 Jan 1999.
What are we talking about?
22. Set 4
Namma Ooru
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---Karnataka---
23. 1
Agumbe is a village located in the
Shimoga district and has the
sobriquet, "Cherrapunji of the
South". However, it is most popularly
known for the fact that a famous TV
serial (based on an author’s works)
was largely shot here in 1987.
Which TV serial?
24. 2
Which famous location in Karnataka is
sandwiched between the Chandragiri
and Vindhyagiri hills, the former
being named because Chandragupta
Maurya spent his final years there?
25. 3
Two people from Karnataka have won the
Bharat Ratna award so far. One is Sir M
Visvesvarayya.
Who is the other?
26. 4
Kundapura is a city in Udupi district. It is
also described as the “town of the sun”.
A famous person in Indian banking circles
hails from Kundapur and carries the city’s
name in his name.
Who ?
27. 5
In 1965, Ma Ramamurthy launched a
political party called Kannada Paksha. The
party was short-lived, but they had
something that has become popular and
common in Karnataka of late, especially
on important days.
What?
31. 1
This historic event occurred on May 6th
1954 at Iffley Road Track in Oxford. With
wind speeds up to 25 miles per hour, he
almost didn’t run the race. Perhaps the
greatest athlete never to win an Olympic
medal. The current record is held by
Hicham El Guerrouj.
What are we talking about?
32. 2
‘The Rumble In The Jungle’ is perhaps the
most historic boxing event to ever take
place. This match was hosted in Kinshasa
in Zaire. Muhammad Ali was the
challenger. Who was defending his world
heavyweight championship belt?
33. 3
Ayrton Senna was a 3 time Formula 1
champion. He died in 1994, while racing
his William’s car to victory.
Name the Grand Prix that claimed the life
of perhaps the greatest racer the world
has seen?
34. 4
Fed Ex recently achieved the career
Grand Slam. Who remains the only player
to have won the calendar Grand Slam
twice?
35. 5
1960: C.J Egar & C Hoy
1986: D.N Dotiwalla & V.Vikramraju
These 4 gentlemen also contributed to
these unique events in sporting history.
What are we talking about?
