6. Who was X? What’s been talked about?
• To recreate the ‘magic’ (originally achieved using wires and
special effects), a special ‘object’ had to be developed.
• Accordingly, lot of basic scientific knowledge had been
applied and in 1993, the inventors – Michael Bush, Dennis
Tompkins and X were granted a U.S. patent.
• But, the system malfunctioned in 1996 and it resulted a
hasty reworking of the patented design.
• In 2005, the patent expired and in 2009, the object was
auctioned off for a cool $600,000.
6
15. Just like many fans of Sherlock Holmes visit 221B Baker
Street, why have crowds of people started gathering at
Fiskargartan 9, on the Island of Sodermalm?
15
20. Situation Room (May 1, 2011)
Photograph of the president and his national security team as
they "receive an update on the mission against Osama bin
Laden in the Situation Room of the White House, May 1,
2011," the day bin Laden was killed by American forces in
Abbottabad, Pakistan.
20
21. What popular cultural image resulted from
this decimal-point error?
• Back in 1870, a German chemist, examined the amount of Y
within X, among many other green vegetables. In recording
his findings, he accidentally misplaced a decimal point when
transcribing data from his notebook, changing the Y content
in X by an order of magnitude. While there are actually only
3.5 milligrams of Y in a 100-gram serving of X, the accepted
fact became 35 milligrams.
• This error was eventually corrected in 1937, when someone
rechecked the numbers. But the damage had already been
done.
23. Popeye
These huge health claims did
not escape the notice of the
studio that created Popeye,
which is why they chose
spinach as the superfood that
gave Popeye his strength.
24. Identify X and Y
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• Recently this landmark case again came to limelight owing to SC order
that all cinema halls across the country should play the national
anthem and that those present “must stand up in respect” to “instill a
feeling within one a sense of committed patriotism and nationalism”
• In August 1986, a Supreme Court bench of Justices O Chinnappa
Reddy and M M Dutt had, in X, granted protection to three children of
the Y sect, who didn’t join in the singing of the national anthem at
their school.
26. X - Bijoe Emmanuel v/s State of Kerala,
Y – Jehovah’s Witnesses
26
27. Identify the Company and the fundamental behind the
formula
• In the 1970s the company ran an advertising campaign
where the following mathematical formula was displayed on a
piece of paper. The result was that they received several
inquiries from the scientific community for the meaning of
the formula, as they could not figure it out.
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29. Parker Pen ad for the perfect
Martini
• The formula was actually a humorous representation for the
recipe of a Martini: 3.5 shots of gin(G) and half a shot of
vermouth(V) over 4 parts H2O3 (water cubed = ice), finished
off with three stirs (the 3×360°)
29
30. What is being discussed?
30
• It started as a response to the Malom Massacre where
ten civilians were shot and killed while waiting at a bus
stop. The victims included 18-year-old Sinam
Chandramani, a 1988 National Bravery Award winner.
• After more than 500 weeks, normalcy restored on 9
August 2016.
36. Identify the region and the cause
36
• Residents (and companies who have been tasked ) of a
particular Asian region toil day and night to pack the soil
of the region into huge bags that today dominate the
landscape.
• The top 2-3cm of the soil is removed and over 100 million
cubic metres is already stored in growing mountains of blue
and black vinyl bags dotted around the countryside. The
system is in existence for the past 3 years.
• Images in the next slide
45. What famous design pattern is being
discussed here?
• The circle topped with a two bar cross in which the
word X resides is a variant of the Y logo, and is either "an
early European symbol for quality" or a Cross of Lorraine, as
carried by the Knights Templar into the Crusades.
• The X's a dot with four radiating outward either resembles
a four-leaf clover or the cross pattee, also associated with
the Knights Templar, as well as with the German Military and
today's Freemasons. What famous design pattern is being
discussed here?
45
48. Identify A and B
• A, one of the richest men during his prime and B, one
of the most talented of his generation had few things
in common. Some of the commonalities were –
* Medellin : A grew up in the city of Medellin whereas B was
born in Medellin.
* Manner of death : Both of them met their death, almost in
the same manner in consecutive years during the ‘90s.
• They have been famously featured in an award winning
ESPN docufilm.
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51. What is this invention that is greatly used
in the modern day?
• Edison’s first patented invention
was never used for the purpose
for which it was made.
• The people who were supposed to
use it were unimpressed and more
importantly they thought it would
reduce the time taken for
performing a particular activity
and this would reduce the time
they had to convince people.
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56. John F Kennedy at Rice University on
the Nation's Space Effort
56
• It was one of Kennedy's
earlier speeches meant to
persuade the American people
to endorse the Apollo program,
the national effort to land a
man on the Moon
57. What is the unique feat Stokes achieved ?
• In 1956 , Richard Stokes was taken by his father to witness
a match at Old Trafford.
• Some 43 years later, Stokes, who became a trainer for
KPMG Finance in Germany, was on a business trip to New
Delhi, India. In this process, he witnessed another incident
which made him the only person with a unique record.
57
59. 10 Wkt haul
59
• The only recorded person to have witnessed first hand both 10 wicket
scalps (Laker at Old Trafford and Kumble at FerozShah Kotla).
60. Identify the book
60
• According to the author, Dennis
Lehane this novel is a tribute to
“Gothic settings, B movies, and
pulp.”
• He described the novel as a hybrid
of the works of the Bronte sisters
and Invasion of the Body
Snatchers.
63. What is being discussed here?
63
• Devised by two British Statisticians , this replaced the
concept of the “ most productive spell “ and the “average
rate method”. The essence of the theory is resources
wherein the statisticians try find a balance between the
available and depleted resources with relation to the
target to be achieved by means of resource table which is
reviewed and an alternative resource table is presented.
• An alternative was proposed by an Indian Civil Engineer
72. • The draft, an amalgamation of several similar ones, was
originally titled ‘Normalcy, Never Again’.
• The final product of this draft had been represented quite
a few number of times in different occasions. But the most
famous one took place after being insisted by the noted
African-American gospel singer Mahalia Jackson in front
of a large audience on 28 Aug, 1963.
72
What is being talked about?
77. Map of USA as in the the alternate history
novel “The Man in the High Castle”
77
78. What was the reason behind renaming
of the US op
• At 5:34 a.m. Baghdad time on 20 March 2003 (9:34 p.m., 19
March EST) the surprise military invasion of Iraq began.
There was no declaration of war.
• The 2003 invasion of Iraq, led by U.S. army General Tommy
Franks, began under the codename "Operation Iraqi
Liberation”, the UK codename Operation Telic, and the
Australian codename Operation Falconer.
• The US operation was later renamed “Operation Iraqi
Freedom”.
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80. OIL
• During the opening days of the war, White House Press Secretary Ari
Fleischer actually referred to the war as “Operation Iraqi Liberation”
which produced the rather unfortunate acronym “OIL”
80
85. Connect Round
Rules
Written Round – Differential Scoring
If n team answers incorrect then (n+1)*10 points to the teams
that answers correct
85
86. 1) Id the personality, X ,Y and Z
• Trained as a commercial pilot
• Had to step in to fill the shoes of his brother X, who had died in
a plane crash.
• He laid the foundation of information technology revolution
whose rewards we are reaping today.
• He also brought a positive uproar in the educational sector by
launching the national educational policy
• In 1987, he sent the Y to end the Sri Lankan Civil War between
Z and the Sri Lankan military. This action earned him the wrath
of Sri Lankan political parties as well as Z.
86
87. 2) Id the personality and X
• Was born on 13 June 1909, at Elamkulam, in Perintalmanna
taluk of the present Malappuram district into an
aristocratic upper-caste Brahmin family.
• In 1934, he was one of the founders of Congress Socialist
Party, a socialist wing within the Indian National Congress.
• His government introduced the Land Reform Ordinance and
Education Bill
• X was the Education Minister in his government, who
introduced the revolutionary education bill
87
88. 3) Id the personality, X and Y
• He popularized the slogan ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’, recognizing
the need for self-sustenance and self-reliance as the pillars
to build a strong nation.
• He is the only incumbent Indian Prime Minister to have died
overseas.
• Was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian
award posthumously in 1966.
• His sudden death immediately after signing the X with Y
raised many suspicions
88
89. 4) Id the personality
• A social reformer who worked for the advancement of those
people in the princely state of Travancore, British India,
who were treated as untouchables.
• A contemporary of Ambedkar he was born into the Pulaya
community in Thiruvananthapuram.
• He launched the Southern Kerala movement for Dalit Rights
that eventually won in 1900 the right for Dalits to walk along
the public roads.
89
90. 5) Id the personality
• His famous slogan "You give me blood, I'll give you
Freedom" sparked patriotism in the hearts of many Indians
during the fight for independence.
• He Was Twice Elected the President of the Indian National
Congress.
• At the outset of the Second World War, he had travelled to
a number of countries, including Soviet Union, Nazi Germany
and Imperial Japan, so as to seek alliance with each and to
attack the British government in India.
• He established the Azad Hind Radio station in Germany and
led the Indian nationalist movement in East Asia.
90
91. 6) Id the personality and X
• A historical figure who led one of the earliest known
rebellions against the British East India Company.
• Was made the Prime Minister of Travancore, after
overcoming challenges from political enemies.
• In 1809, he made the famous X, which had the people rise as
one against the British East India Company
91
92. 1) Id the personality, X ,Y and Z
• Trained as a commercial pilot
• Had to step in to fill the shoes of his brother X, who had died in
a plane crash.
• He laid the foundation of information technology revolution
whose rewards we are reaping today.
• He also brought a positive uproar in the educational sector by
launching the national educational policy
• In 1987, he sent the Y to end the Sri Lankan Civil War between
Z and the Sri Lankan military. This action earned him the wrath
of Sri Lankan political parties as well as Z.
92
94. 1) Id the personality, X ,Y and Z
• Trained as a commercial pilot
• Had to step in to fill the shoes of his brother X, who had died in
a plane crash.
• He laid the foundation of information technology revolution
whose rewards we are reaping today.
• He also brought a positive uproar in the educational sector by
launching the national educational policy
• In 1987, he sent the Y to end the Sri Lankan Civil War between
Z and the Sri Lankan military. This action earned him the wrath
of Sri Lankan political parties as well as Z.
94
95. Rajiv Gandhi
• X – Sanjay Gandhi
• Y – Indian Peace Keeping Force
• Z - LTTE
95
96. 2) Id the personality and X
• Was born on 13 June 1909, at Elamkulam, in Perintalmanna
taluk of the present Malappuram district into an
aristocratic upper-caste Brahmin family.
• In 1934, he was one of the founders of Congress Socialist
Party, a socialist wing within the Indian National Congress.
• His government introduced the Land Reform Ordinance and
Education Bill
• X was the Education Minister in his government, who
introduced the revolutionary education bill
96
98. 3) Id the personality, X and Y
• He popularized the slogan ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’, recognizing
the need for self-sustenance and self-reliance as the pillars
to build a strong nation.
• He is the only incumbent Indian Prime Minister to have died
overseas.
• Was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian
award posthumously in 1966.
• His sudden death immediately after signing the X with Y
raised many suspicions
98
100. 4) Id the personality
• A social reformer who worked for the advancement of those
people in the princely state of Travancore, British India,
who were treated as untouchables.
• A contemporary of Ambedkar he was born into the Pulaya
community in Thiruvananthapuram.
• He launched the Southern Kerala movement for Dalit Rights
that eventually won in 1900 the right for Dalits to walk along
the public roads.
100
102. 5) Id the personality
• His famous slogan "You give me blood, I'll give you
Freedom" sparked patriotism in the hearts of many Indians
during the fight for independence.
• He Was Twice Elected the President of the Indian National
Congress.
• At the outset of the Second World War, he had travelled to
a number of countries, including Soviet Union, Nazi Germany
and Imperial Japan, so as to seek alliance with each and to
attack the British government in India.
• He established the Azad Hind Radio station in Germany and
led the Indian nationalist movement in East Asia.
102
104. 6) Id the personality and X
• A historical figure who led one of the earliest known
rebellions against the British East India Company.
• Was made the Prime Minister of Travancore, after
overcoming challenges from political enemies.
• In 1809, he made the famous X, which had the people rise as
one against the British East India Company
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