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CONQUIZITION ‘13
OPEN QUIZ - FINALS
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Audience prizes up for grabs as well!
Format
Written Round - I
Infinite Pounce - I – 16 Questions
Written Round - II
Infinite Pounce - II – 8 Questions
Long Visual Connect
Infinite Pounce - III – 8 Questions
Buzzer Round
Written Round - I
8 questions
+5 for each answer
If you get all right… round of applause!
W1. In the United States army, a Special Forces
company consists of usually six ODAs (where OD
stands for Operational Detachments). The number
of ODAs can vary from company to company, with
each ODA specializing in an infiltration skill or a
particular mission-set.
An ODA is identified because of its group, company
and the team itself.
How are these ODAs better known?
W2. Alfred Einstein, a German-American
musicologist, who obtained a doctorate from Munich
University, focusing on instrumental music of the
late Renaissance and early Baroque eras.
His most famous work in 1936 was an extensive
revision of an 1862 publication, in order to
incorporate previously unknown pre-1784 items.
Which publication are we talking about?
W3. A review for a particular movie. Name the movie.
“I saw ______ in 1952. The theater in LA
was picketed because Joseph Losey was Blacklisted
by the McCarthy Committee, and the film wasn't
shown again after that week. I hadn't seen the
original, but I was very impressed by this film,
especially David Wayne. The attitude of the mob,
especially the women, was expected. But I was
surprised by the speech of the ‘defense attorney’.”
(Contd.)
“Even today, people would be vexed by
his sympathy toward this mentally disturbed
criminal. When the original was shown, the Nazis
were coming to power, but ___1___ was able to
escape to the USA. Joseph Losey, however, wasn't
able to escape the Blacklist. Was this version of
______ meant to foreshadow the ‘new order’ of
McCarthyism?”
W4. Yoyodyne is the name of several companies in
fiction and real life. Introduced in a 1963 book, it is
described later as ‘a giant of the aerospace industry’,
Yoyodyne was founded by World War II veteran
Clayton Chiclitz and has a large manufacturing plant
in the fictional town of San Narciso, California.
Yoyodyne was also the name of the company shown
to have built parts of the Federation starships.
Identify the 1963 book, where this was first featured.
W5. This was supposedly initiated in 1946 by J.
Edgar Hoover. It contained information about a series
of murders that occurred in Northwest America during
World War II.
Believing that the case was too bizarre to be solved
adequately, Hoover labeled it unsolved and locked it
away hoping that it would eventually be forgotten.
This is the mythology behind?
W6. What are such cuts of steak called?
W7. This character, known for its use in the
‘Jagermeister’ logo, was used as an abbreviation in
British English for ‘shilling’. Over time, usage of this
character has transformed into another practice that
lives on today. The meaning has been long forgotten
by all but antiquarians.
Which character was originally used? What practice
are we talking about?
W8. This name is applied to two military occupations
as shown below:
In land armies, an individual soldier or a unit who
specializes in distributing supplies and provisions to
troops.
In many navies, it is a non commissioned officer (petty
officer) rank for personnel responsible for their
ship’s navigation.
Which literary character holds this job title?
PLEASE EXCHANGE THE ANSWER SHEETS!
AUDIENCE – Chance for a few prizes!
W1. In the United States army, a Special Forces
company consists of usually six ODAs (where OD
stands for Operational Detachments). The number
of ODAs can vary from company to company, with
each ODA specializing in an infiltration skill or a
particular mission-set.
An ODA is identified because of its group, company
and the team itself.
How are these ODAs better known?
The ‘In case you accidentally press the down button,
don’t press it again’ slide
A-Teams
W2. Alfred Einstein, a German-American
musicologist, who obtained a doctorate from Munich
University, focusing on instrumental music of the
late Renaissance and early Baroque eras.
His most famous work in 1936 was an extensive
revision of an 1862 publication, in order to
incorporate previously unknown pre-1784 items.
Which publication are we talking about?
The ‘In case you accidentally press the down button,
don’t press it again’ slide
Kochel Catalogue – K-Catalogue
W3. A review for a particular movie. Name the movie.
“I saw ______ in 1952. The theater in LA
was picketed because Joseph Losey was Blacklisted
by the McCarthy Committee, and the film wasn't
shown again after that week. I hadn't seen the
original, but I was very impressed by this film,
especially David Wayne. The attitude of the mob,
especially the women, was expected. But I was
surprised by the speech of the ‘defense attorney’.”
(Contd.)
“Even today, people would be vexed by
his sympathy toward this mentally disturbed
criminal. When the original was shown, the Nazis
were coming to power, but ___1___ was able to
escape to the USA. Joseph Losey, however, wasn't
able to escape the Blacklist. Was this version of
______ meant to foreshadow the ‘new order’ of
McCarthyism?”
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don’t press it again’ slide
M – Remake of the 1931 movie
W4. Yoyodyne is the name of several companies in
fiction and real life. Introduced in a 1963 book, it is
described later as ‘a giant of the aerospace industry’,
Yoyodyne was founded by World War II veteran
Clayton Chiclitz and has a large manufacturing plant
in the fictional town of San Narciso, California.
Yoyodyne was also the name of the company shown
to have built parts of the Federation starships.
Identify the 1963 book, where this was first featured.
The ‘In case you accidentally press the down button,
don’t press it again’ slide
V – Thomas Pynchon
W5. This was supposedly initiated in 1946 by J.
Edgar Hoover. It contained information about a series
of murders that occurred in Northwest America during
World War II.
Believing that the case was too bizarre to be solved
adequately, Hoover labeled it unsolved and locked it
away hoping that it would eventually be forgotten.
This is the mythology behind?
The ‘In case you accidentally press the down button,
don’t press it again’ slide
X-Files
W6. What are such cuts of steak called?
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don’t press it again’ slide
T-Bone, because of the T-shaped bone present in it
W7. This character, known for its use in the
‘Jagermeister’ logo, was used as an abbreviation in
British English for ‘shilling’. Over time, usage of this
character has transformed into another practice that
lives on today. The meaning has been long forgotten
by all but antiquarians.
Which character was originally used? What practice
are we talking about?
The ‘In case you accidentally press the down button,
don’t press it again’ slide
The long ‘s’ character, which later morphed into a ‘/’
and hence the usage of “Rs. 5/-” in every day
scenarios.
W8. This name is applied to two military occupations
as shown below:
In land armies, an individual soldier or a unit who
specializes in distributing supplies and provisions to
troops.
In many navies, it is a non commissioned officer (petty
officer) rank for personnel responsible for their
ship’s navigation.
Which literary character holds this job title?
The ‘In case you accidentally press the down button,
don’t press it again’ slide
Quartermaster – ‘Q’ from James Bond
Infinite Pounce – I
16 Questions going clockwise on Infinite Pounce
+10 for each question
+10 / -10 on the pounce
All parts of an answer needed in case of a pounce
to avoid negatives
Q1. The movie, ‘F for Fake’ is the last major film
completed by Orson Welles, who directed, co-wrote,
and starred in the film. Initially released in 1974, it
focuses on Elmyr de Hory’s recounting of his career
as a professional art forger.
Incidentally, Elmyr de Hory also forms the inspiration
for the character and plot of another person’s last
work.
Who and which work?
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Tintin and Alph-Art by Herge
Q2. This term originates in the Biblical Song of Solomon, and was later used as an epithet for Mary. It was a symbol for noble purity and it occasionally appears in art, especially in depictions of Mary in the ‘hortus conclusus’ (image on next slide).
The first usage of the term in the modern sense was when a French literary critic and author, compared the poetical attitude of Alfred de Vigny to the more socially engaged Victor Hugo.
As a clever pun, the building of the Graduate College at Princeton University was also given this two-word designation. What is the term?
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Ivory Tower.
One of the primary benefactors for Princeton
University was William Cooper Proctor (of Proctor
and Gamble), and hence the term was applied to
the building as well.
Q3. The object shown was preferred to the other
obvious alternative because it was too deep to allow
for accurate judging of color in faint light.
The object is designed with a shiny faceted inner
surface. Often, the bottom of the cup is convex in
shape. The facets, convex bottom, and the shiny
inner surface catch as much available light as
possible, reflecting it throughout the substance in
the cup, making it possible to see through the
substance. However, this is now out of fashion.
What was it used for?
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The objects shown were known as “tastevins”.
They were invented by Burgundians who put them
to use in the dark wine cellars to check the color of
the wine.
Due to the invention of the electric bulb, this has
now become obsolete.
Q4.She was Spain’s most dominant player during
the 1920s. Between 1926 and 1928, she reached
three consecutive singles finals at Wimbledon. In
1929, she won the women's doubles title at
the French Championships. She then won the
singles title at the Italian Championships.
She is however most famously known for being the
first to wear a divided skirt (which was the
forerunner of shorts) at Wimbledon, specially made
for her.
Identify her and the designer of the skirt.
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Lili Alvarez and Elsa Schiaparelli
Q5. Connect the three songs.
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All attributed to Ringo Starr as being spoonerisms.
A Hard Day’s Night
Tomorrow Never Knows
Eight Days a Week
Q6. In 1926, two chemists, Joseph C.
Patrick and Nathan Mnookin, were trying to invent a
cheap antifreeze. In the course of an experiment,
they created a gum which clogged a sink in the
laboratory, and none of the solvents used to remove
it were successful, and hence they had invented
a synthetic rubber, which they named using the
words for ‘sulphur’ and ‘glue’.
The name of the chemical was used for the name of
the company as well. Which is this now-defunct
company? Why was it in the news in 1986?
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Thiokol, which manufactured O-rings for the Space
Shuttle Challenger.
Q7. This feature in southwestern Iceland, is named
after the Icelandic verb for ‘to gush’. The place has
been active for approximately 10,000 years. The
oldest accounts of the feature dates back to 1294,
when earthquakes in the area caused significant
changes in local neighboring landscape creating
several new such phenomena. Changes in its
activity and the surroundings are strongly related
to earthquake activity.
Name the feature.
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The Great Geysir, from which we get ‘geyser’.
Q8. These are a few scenes from different productions
of the play, 'The Crucible', originally written in 1956.
a) Identify the playwright
b) The play was written against the backdrop of
certain events and the playwright likens this to the
Salem Witch Trials. Which event?
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The playwright is Arthur Miller, who wrote the play
after having seen his friend, Elia Kazan, going
through the HUAC hearings.
Q9. Give the title of the book in the next slide.
The title is taken from the last words of the author’s
husband, which is now used to symbolize
heroism, self-sacrifice and initiative in a tough
situation, and is now used as a battle cry.
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Let’s Roll – Used by Todd Beamer just before he
stormed the cockpit of Flight 93 (hijacked during the
9/11 attacks) with his co-passengers.
Q10. In ‘The Great Indian Novel’ by Shashi Tharoor,
figures from history and characters from the
Mahabharata can be directly correlated to
characters in the book or to more general allegorical
references.
a.) Which real-life political figure was the inspiration
for Ashwathama?
b.) Which real-life personality was the inspiration for
Amba / Shikandi?
(Clue, if required)
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a.) Jagjivan Ram – Similar to how Ashwathama later
changes sides to joins Yudhishtira
b.) Nathuram Godse – Similar to how Amba /
Shikandi was instrumental in killing Bhishma
Q11. Two parts to the question:
a.) Identify the piece
b.) Identify the instrument
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a.) Toccata and Fugue in D Minor – Bach
b.) Any one of the following names – glass harp,
musical glasses, singing glasses, angelic organ,
verrilion or ghost fiddle
Q12. This concept devised by Stanley Milgram, classifies a set of people to be those “who do not speak thoughts originating in their own central nervous system: Rather, the words they speak originate in the mind of another person who transmits these words to the _____ by radio transmission.”
He wanted to show the illusion that people are very reluctant to believe that someone they are face-to-face with is being told what to say by an in-the-ear radio.
Which Edmond Rostand play does the concept take its name from?
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Cyranoids – Named after Cyrano de Bergerac
Q13. In terms of sporting venues that have had the
highest attendances ever, this venue ranks second,
right after the Indianapolis motor speedway.
The venue is named after a French department,
which in turn is named after a river in Western
France. Together with the river Mayenne it forms the
river Maine, which is a tributary to the river Loire.
Name the venue and the sporting event it plays host
to.
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Circuit de la Sarthe, where the 24 Hours of Le Mans
takes place.
Q14. When was this song released?
It is titled ‘Infinite Love’ and is meant to ‘instill
optimism and faith in people.
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20th December 2012 – One day before the predicted
apocalypse
Q15. Diana Garments, located in the Madras suburb
of Valsravakkam who make the Ruf & Tuf range for
Arvind Mills provided a 16mm feature film
documentary, which explained a lot of the
manufacturing processes in great detail.
This movie was watched on April 1, 1998, by many
members of Kollywood, including the likes of Vivek,
Raghuvaran, Gautami, Kasturi and Surya.
Why?
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This was an April Fool’s joke on the part of Director
Shankar. It was an invitational to watch, ‘The Making
of Jeans’.
Q16. Following are some of the excerpts from the
keynote speech / standup gig at the 2012 Worldwide
Developers' Conference (WWDC) held in San
Francisco.
“…Hey, any of you guys been working with Ice Cream
Sandwich or Jelly Bean? Who’s making up these code
names? Ben & Jerry’s?” “…And hey, speaking of
developers, __________? None, that’s a hardware
problem.”
“I love you guys. And it’s really hard for me to get
emotional because, as you can tell, my emotions
haven’t been coded yet. Thanks for being such a
wonderful crowd.”
Who is the speaker? And fill in the blanks.
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Watch the video!
Written Round -II
8 questions
+5 for each answer
If you get all right… round of applause!
Firefly Gene Name References
Eight examples from various gene names given by
the HUGO (Human Genome Organization) Gene
Nomenclature Committee at the European
Bioinformatics Institute to the genes of the Firefly.
Example for audience:
A particular mutation of Drosophila melanogaster
(the Firefly) – Named so because they are
especially sensitive to alcohol
W1. The mutant's interaction with the asp gene is
lethal.
W2. Named so because mutant larvae are unable to
hatch. In reference to a work of literature where a
man is walled-in while still alive.
W3. Named so because mutants have more bristles
in their face than normal, just like another famous
person.
W4. Named so because both male and female
mutants lack external genitalia.
W5. Without this gene, the growing axons of nerve
cells don't find their targets.
Referring to the one who helped Theseus to find his
way in Minotaur's labyrinth.
W6. Named so because development is arrested in
mutants, just like one member of a famous fictional
family.
W7. The gene represses activity of the ‘nanos’ gene
(Greek for ‘dwarf’), and is appropriately named after
a fictional character.
W8. One pole of the mitotic spindle (which arranges
the chromosomes during cell division) is defective in
the mutant, and is named referencing the leader of
a 1913 tragedy.
PLEASE EXCHANGE THE ANSWER SHEETS!
AUDIENCE – Chance for a few prizes!
W1. The mutant's interaction with the asp gene is
lethal.
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Cleopatra
W2. Named so because mutant larvae are unable to
hatch. In reference to a work of literature where a
man is walled-in while still alive.
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Amontillado
W3. Named so because mutants have more bristles
in their face than normal, just like another famous
person.
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Groucho Marx
W4. Named so because both male and female
mutants lack external genitalia.
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Ken and Barbie
W5. Without this gene, the growing axons of nerve
cells don't find their targets.
Referring to the one who helped Theseus to find his
way in Minotaur's labyrinth.
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Ariadne
W6. Named so because development is arrested in
mutants, just like one member of a famous fictional
family.
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Maggie, from the Simpsons
W7. The gene represses activity of the ‘nanos’ gene
(Greek for ‘dwarf’), and is appropriately named after
a fictional character.
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Smaug
W8. One pole of the mitotic spindle (which arranges
the chromosomes during cell division) is defective in
the mutant, and is named referencing the leader of
a 1913 tragedy.
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don’t press it again’ slide
Robert. F. Scott – Scott of the Antarctic
Infinite Pounce – II
8 Questions going anti-clockwise on Infinite
Pounce
+10 for each question
+10 / -10 on the pounce
All parts of an answer needed in case of a pounce
to avoid negatives
Q17. Gelert is the name of a legendary dog, that is
associated with the village of Beddgelert (whose
name means "Gelert's Grave") in Wales. Its tale
lives on in the form of an urban myth and is outlined
in the two slate memorials found at its grave.
Saint Guinefort was a 13th-century French dog that
received local veneration as a saint after miracles
were reported at his grave.
According to WA Clouston, both these legends are
said to have originated to a diffusion of which
Eastern legend?
Gelert
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The Brahmin and the Mongoose
Q18. This contraption (shown in the next slide) would
typically be held by an assistant or parent. A rubber
hose and squeeze bulb were connected to the short
length of open brass tubing. The brass base separates
into two halves so the bottom of the base can be filled
with water. Squeezing the rubber bulb causes a
whistling and warbling sound.
a.) What was this used for?
b.) Which outdated phrase thus results from this
usage? The phrase also lends its name to the artifact
shown.
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It was used to catch people’s attention for the
purposes of photography.
The phrase ‘watch-the-birdie’, which gives the object
its name, was used as a precursor to the oft-used
‘Say cheese!’.
Q19. The album's title came from lead
singer Sammy Hagar, who wanted to push the issue
of censorship with naming the album with a
vulgarity, stating, “That's when censorship was a big
issue. I wanted to name the album just ___.” Hagar
eventually backed away from the outright vulgarity
after his friend, former world lightweight boxing
champion Ray ‘Boom Boom’ Mancini informed him
of an alternate way out. In the process however, he
was propagating a false etymology.
Which band? And name the album.
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For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge – Van Halen
Q20. Connect the following sets of people.
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1 – Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle – Called the
M&M boys for that
Hence, 2 and 3 are named so similarly for their
batting prowess.
2 - Kevin McReynolds and Carmelo Martinez
3 - Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau
Q21. They were a group of 17 students who carried
out botanical and zoological expeditions throughout
the world that were either devised or approved by
botanist Carl Linnaeus. Many species discovered by
them are preserved in the Linnaeus herbarium and
remain scientifically important. What were they
known as?
In addition, a more wide-reaching influence of this
effort was its impact on Linnean admirer Joseph
Banks and Daniel Solander. Joseph Banks, being
the advisor of George III, brought in what
compulsory change?
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That all British research ships to have a naturalist
aboard. Thus, the apostles had a direct influence on
future expeditions such as Charles Darwin’s
expeditions.
Q22. From the French word meaning ‘ladder’, which
word may be used to describe all of the following?
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Echelon, from ‘echelle’
Q23. Some of the rules for what?
Must not exceed 18 characters, including spaces and punctuation
Can’t include the name of a living or dead person
Can’t have “commercial, artistic or creative significance”
Can’t be just initials, and it can’t be a number, except that numbers over 30 are okay if they're spelled out.
No names of race tracks or graded races
In spite of these, there are quite a few absurd ones that make the cut.
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Rules for naming the thoroughbreds for the
Kentucky Derby.
Q24. It was originally used to denote a ritual of
declaration of fealty in the feudal system swearing
that one was the man of the feudal lord. Usually,
allegiance was pledged based on land holdings.
One could swear ‘fealty’ to many different overlords
with respect to different land holdings, but the ritual
could only be performed to a single liege, as one
could not be ‘his man’, i.e., committed to military
service, to more than one ‘liege lord’.
Which word are we talking about?
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Homage – from the French word, ‘homme’ meaning
‘man’.
Long Visual Connect
3 sets of pictures
Non-exhaustive list
+15/-10 for Set 1 – 4 pictures
+10/-5 for Set 2 – 3 pictures
+5/0 for Set 3 – 3 pictures
All the pictures share one characteristic
One word answer would suffice
SET 1
Contd.
SET 2
SET 3
And the answer is…
Misnomers
Starfish
Bayeux Tapestry
Crayfish
Jerusalem Artichoke
Coconut
Glow Worm
Velvet Ant
Koala Bear
Brazil Nut
Guinea Pig
Infinite Pounce – III
8 Questions going anti-clockwise on Infinite
Pounce
+10 for each question
+10 / -10 on the pounce
All parts of an answer needed in case of a pounce
to avoid negatives
Q25. The Fiji crested Iguana is a critically
endangered species of iguana native to some of the
northwestern islands of the Fijiian archipelago,
where it is found in dry forest. The generic name,
Brachylophus, is derived from two Greek words:
meaning ‘short’ and ‘crest’ or ‘plume’, denoting the
short spiny crests along the back of this species.
Its discovery by Dr. John Gibbons, on the island of
Naunya Levu in 1980-81, was pure serendipity.
What did Naunya Levu play host to in 1980 that led
to this discovery?
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‘The Blue Lagoon’ was shot there. John Gibbons
was invited for a screening where he observed the
wildlife of the island, travelled there and identified it
as a new species.
Q26. The presence of __1__ were commonplace on
sailing ships and were normally either open or
covered with a wooden grating to allow for
ventilation of the lower decks.
When bad weather was imminent, they were
covered with tarpaulin and the covering was edged
with wooden strips, known as __2__, to prevent it
from blowing off.
What phrase thus results?
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Batten down the hatches
Q27. Identify the speaker and the event.
If she was the second to have this distinction, who
was the first, who achieved the same in 1961?
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Maya Angelou at Bill Clinton’s inauguration. The
second poet to read a poem at a presidential
inauguration.
The first was Robert Frost at John. F. Kennedy’s
inauguration.
Q28. Initially, this woven fabric from made from the skin of jute plants or sisal fibres, was put to use to make the uniforms of these soldiers.
What were they called / Which state did they represent?
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They were called ‘Hessians’, hailing from the state
of ‘Hesse’, which is how the modern fabric gets its
name.
Q29. In April 1939, Dr. Frank W. Cyr, a professor at Teachers College, Columbia University in New York organized a conference to establish a set of standards. The conference met for seven days and the attendees created a total of 44 standards, including specifications regarding body length, ceiling height and aisle width.
Possibly one of the more enduring legacies of Cyr and the committee is one of the standards, chosen for visibility reasons. The use of the standard has now extended beyond the intended use.
What are we talking about?
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School Bus Yellow
Q30. Connect the three clips.
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Vishwesh Krishnamurthy / Scribe
Cover of Del Amitri’s ‘Roll To Me’ by Scribe
‘Dewarists’ – Directed by Vishwesh
Fevikwik Ad – Acts as one of the brothers
Q31. Born in Montana, he drove an earth mover into
a main power line during his first job. After a police
chase in 1956 in which he crashed his motorcycle,
he was taken to jail on a charge of reckless driving.
When the night jailer came around to check the roll,
he noted him in one cell and William Knofel in the
other. Knofel was well known as ‘Awful Knofel’
(‘awful’ rhyming with ‘Knofel’) so the jailer began to
be refer to him by a two-word sobriquet.
Later, a deliberate misspelling was assumed to
avoid unwanted associations and thus, the name
stuck. Who is this?
The ‘In case you accidentally press the down button,
don’t press it again’ slide
Evel Knievel, the motorcycle daredevil.
Q32. Discovery’s attempt at explaining this
phenomenon:
“Clouds pull in warm, moist air from all around
as the system develops. The air travels up through
the clouds and then shoots right out over the top of
the cloud, and then back down again. On the way
down, the air becomes warmer and drier.”
“When that warm, stable (calm) air spreads
over an area, it makes the rest of the air stable.”
The ‘In case you accidentally press the down button,
don’t press it again’ slide
Why is there a calm before the storm?
BUZZER ROUND
8 Questions
+5 / -5 on the buzzer
Questions to be read out.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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iQ – The Quizzing and Literary Club of IIM
Bangalore
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