DRIES (CLOCKWISE)

A ROUND BY HK Saketh Sudeep

Rules
10 questions Infinite pounce and bounce +10/0 on direct +10/-5 on pounce If unsure, try to attempt on direct. Dont be inclined to pass!

Question : 0
Which place am I talking about?

This location served as the setting for the movie, The Gods Must Be Crazy. The Pride Lands in the Lion King are said to be modelled after this place. This is the home of the Bushmen, who live here as hunter-gatherers .

Answer
Kalahari!

Question : 1
Put Funda

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Answer

This was an April Fools Day prank by Google maps, which had a Google treasure maps mode, encouraging users to help them decipher the map.

Question : 2
Who wrote this and who is it addressed to?

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This letter was from Gandhi, addressed to Hitler. In it, he advised Hitler to put an end to WW2.

Question : 3
Alternate poster for what?

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Question : 4
FITB (taken from Uncyclopedia) _______ ___ is a shallow (arguably VERY shallow) estuary located near Los Angeles, California, to which approximately twenty percent of Southern California's water drains, and in which eighty percent of Southern California's clichd, formulaic action sequences occur, all of which feature gratuitous levels of special effects. The ___ and the land masses surrounding and within it are famed for their car and boat chases, high-budget explosions, shoot-outs, hostage situations, criminal and terrorist activities, and daily crisis situations putting the city, nation or entire world in perilous jeopardy. Critics of _______ ___say that the highly stylized events that occur within it on a regular basis are unbelievable, bombastic, vapid, and ultimately condescending to the intelligence of average ___residents.

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Answer
Michael Bay, director of the Transformers series (Bay, geddit?)

Question : 5
FITB

Melatonin, the hormone, is released by the pineal gland in the brain at night. As soon as it becomes day, it gradually decreases. Due to this nature, it has the nickname, _______ of hormones. FITB.

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Melatonin is nicknamed the Dracula of hormones.

Question : 6
Identify X and Y. X got a yellow card in the 42nd minute, so when I got to the dressing room at half-time I spend about 14 minutes of the 15 available speaking only to X. I said to him: X, I cannot change you, I have no strikers on the bench, so dont touch anybody and play only with the ball. If we lose the ball, no reaction. If someone provokes you, no reaction, if the referee makes a mistake, no reaction. The 46th minute red card! Y talking about X. Id X and Y.

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Answer
X- Mario Balotelli Y- Jose Mourinho

Question : 7
Gimme X and Y. When his _______ had its clutch again to be replaced, Y rushed to Maranello for an explanation. You are a farmer used to drive tractors in the countryside. Leave my cars alone, or learn how to drive them! said X. You may be right calling me a farmer, but I will show you that Im able to make more beautiful and efficient cars than yours! This was Y at the start of this adventure. X and Y please.

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Answer
X- Enzo Ferrari Y- Ferrucio Lamborghini

Question : 8
Ad for what?

(Video)

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Answer
Ad for Madhya Pradesh tourism

Question : 9
What is X? In Kannada, X means literally "a well of snakes". It is not conclusively known, however, why it is called so. One school of thought is that the name is due to the high number of snakes present in the area. Also, some believe that it is called a "well" because of the surrounding hillocks that are no longer present due to urbanization. Located in West Bangalore, X is located between Mysore road and Magadi road.

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Nagarbhavi

Question : 10
Who/What did this? Where?

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This piece of art was made by the Mars Curiosity Rover. On Mars.

Question : 11
What is X? X is the name of a sporadically organised traveling heavy metal music festival organized by Y. The tour was founded in 2005 with dates across North America, and the 2006 and 2007 line-ups also travelled to Australia. The bands appearing at the festival were chosen by Dave Mustaine because he wanted to "put together a festival that

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X- Gigantour

Write Bros

A ROUND BY
Vaishnavi HV Varsha Paurav

Rules
Differential Scoring in this round You will have to write down your answers in this round Points distribution will be = 5 * No of team who get it wrong. No negatives, so feel free to write down the guesses.

Question : 0
FITB. One of the principal myths regarding ____ is that of his incineration by Shiva. Indra assigns ____ to break Shiva's meditation. To create a congenial atmosphere, he creates an untimely spring. After he awakens Shiva with a flower arrow, Shiva, now furious, opens his third eye, which incinerates ____ instantaneously and he is turned into ash. Later Parvati and Shiva revive ____, and Shiva agrees to let ____ live but in a disembodied form, hence ____ is also called 'Ananga.

Answer
Kama

Question : 1
Minimalist poster of which Hollywood movie?

Question : 2
M. A. Parthasarathy filed a PIL in the 90s asking that a colour more natural to the city (Namma Bengaluru), such as green, should replace what he described as the colour with angry associations (which was red). As a compromise, the governing body settled on a blue and silver motif. What are we talking about? (These days, it can be seen in red, white, grey blue and green, very commonly)

Question : 3
Vegemite - Australia EBI o filet - Japan Chicken SingaPorridge - Singapore Shaka Shaka Chicken - Singapore The __Arabia - Egypt Banana Pie - Brazil __Molletes - Mexico FITB and what are the above part of? (Inexhaustive list)

Question : 4
Commemoration of?

Question : 5
X is a famous temple with a phenomenal structure located in the heart of India and is also called the Mother temple of the Indian subcontinent. Its visitors even surpassed those visiting Eiffel Tower and the Taj Mahal, and is a place where people of all religions are open to pray to God without any restriction, to attain inner peace. During Durga Puja, a replica of this is made as a pandal and is a wonderful place serving as a symbol of peace and prosperity. It has the capacity to accommodate 2500 people and is entirely made up of white marble and dolomite. X yenu?

Question : 6
This couple, X and Y, had an on-off relationship for 43 years from 1961 to 2004, after which, the creators decided it was time for them to split up. A new character called Blaine, an Australian surfer, was introduced, who briefly dated X from 2004 to 2006. Then, the romance between X and Y was rekindled after Y underwent a makeover (though insiders say this was due to dipping sales). Who be this X and Y?

Question : 7
Guidelines for what? No solid mass of coloring Little or no dark or bold colors No fluorescent colors Preference towards pastel colors Preference for the back of the shirt to be totally white Preference for shorts and skirts to be totally white All other items of clothing, including hats,

Question : 8
Potassium perchlorate, Anthracene, Sulphur Potassium chlorate, Lactose, Chloroform Resin These are the characteristic mixtures used in a world renowned ceremony. The second mixture produces an opposite effect when compared to that of the first.

Question : 9
Minimalist poster of which Bollywood movie?

Question : 10
Identify the advertiser and the product advertised in this video clip. (Video)

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Question : 1
Minimalist poster of which Hollywood movie?

Answer

Question : 2
M. A. Parthasarathy filed a PIL in the 90s asking that a colour more natural to the city (Namma Bengaluru), such as green, should replace what he described as the colour with angry associations (which was red). As a compromise, the governing body settled on a blue and silver motif. What are we talking about? (These days, it can be seen in red, white,

Answer
BMTC Bus colour was changed.

T O

Question : 3
Vegemite - Australia EBI o filet - Japan Chicken SingaPorridge - Singapore Shaka Shaka Chicken - Singapore The __Arabia - Egypt Banana Pie - Brazil __Molletes - Mexico FITB and what are the above part of? (Inexhaustive list)

Answer
McDonalds International Menu Indian McVeggie is also included in this list

Question : 4
Commemoration of?

Answer
The French Revolution

Question : 5
X is a famous temple with a phenomenal structure located in the heart of India and is also called the Mother temple of the Indian subcontinent. Its visitors even surpassed those visiting Eiffel Tower and the Taj Mahal, and is a place where people of all religions are open to pray to God without any restriction, to attain inner peace. During Durga Puja, a replica of this is made as a pandal and is a wonderful place serving

Answer
The Lotus Temple

Question : 6
This couple, X and Y, had an on-off relationship for 43 years from 1961 to 2004, after which, the creators decided it was time for them to split up. A new character called Blaine, an Australian surfer, was introduced, who briefly dated X from 2004 to 2006. Then, the romance between X and Y was rekindled after Y underwent a makeover (though insiders say this was due to dipping sales). Who be this X and Y?

Answer
Barbie and Ken

Question : 7
Guidelines for what? No solid mass of coloring Little or no dark or bold colors No fluorescent colors Preference towards pastel colors Preference for the back of the shirt to be totally white Preference for shorts and skirts to be totally white All other items of clothing, including hats,

Answer
Wimbledons clothing rules

Question : 8
Potassium perchlorate, Anthracene, Sulphur Potassium chlorate, Lactose, Chloroform Resin These are the characteristic mixtures used in a world renowned ceremony. The second mixture produces an opposite effect when compared to that of the first.

Answer
Mixtures used during the election of the Pope by the Papal Conclave. The first mixture produces black smoke and the second gives out white smoke

Question : 9
Minimalist poster of which Bollywood movie?

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Question : 10
Identify the advertiser and the product advertised in this video clip. (Video)

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Answer
Nokia Lumia

STAGE 2

A ROUND BY
Pranav Jayanta

Rules
You will have to write down your answers for each question. All the answers are connected/have a common theme. Points for guessing theme are mentioned on the slides. The theme must be written and shown to the QMs, as and when you get it. Do not shout out the theme. Each answer carries 5 points. No negatives for the individual answers, so feel free to write down the guesses. This is a Monty-EXHAUSTIVE list

Question : 0
What is this device called? The word is now popularly used as a pejorative term.

Answer
Douche!

Question : 1
FITB One of the best in-gags in gaming history is the _____ Nude Cheat." For all the earlier edition of the game, Core would leak a cheat that claimed to turn ____ naked. In reality, once you'd managed to pull off the complex moves, your only reward was to watch your heroine violently explode with a scream, her arms, legs and head flying off in different directions.

Theme?

+45/-22

Question : 2
Gimme X X the Golden, or X the Magnificent, as he is known, put waste to an ancient land many years ago, and took its wealth for himself. After years of enjoying this wealth, he used it to form an armour over his body, but negligently missed a spot. This proved to be his undoing, as he died by an arrow piercing that very spot, shot by a Bard. This allowed the rulers of the ancient land to reclaim the wealth as their own.

Theme?

+40/-20

Question : 3
Connect

Theme?

+35/-17

Question : 4
Connect again

Theme?

+30/-15

Question : 5
Who?

Theme?

+25/-12

Question : 6
Id the person laughing, in the clip played.

Theme?

+20/-10

Question : 7

= ?

Theme?

+15/-7

Question : 8

Theme?

+10/-5

Question : 9
Who lives here? 10-8-80 Malibu Point, 90265, Malibu, California. (Ill leave the door unlocked!)

Last Call for the Theme

+5/0

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Here are the answers!

Question : 1
FITB One of the best in-gags in gaming history is the _____ Nude Cheat." For all the earlier edition of the game, Core would leak a cheat that claimed to turn ____ naked. In reality, once you'd managed to pull off the complex moves, your only reward was to watch your heroine violently explode with a scream, her arms, legs and head flying off in different directions.

Answer
Lara Croft

Question : 2
Gimme X X the Golden, or X the Magnificent, as he is known, put waste to an ancient land many years ago, and took its wealth for himself. After years of enjoying this wealth, he used it to form an armour over his body, but negligently missed a spot. This proved to be his undoing, as he died by an arrow piercing that very spot, shot by a Bard. This allowed the rulers of the ancient

Answer
Smaug

Question : 3
Connect

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Mr. Monopoly

Question : 4
Connect again

Answer
Walden Schmidt

Question : 5
Who?

Answer
Scrooge McDuck

Question : 6
Id the person laughing, in the clip played. (Audio)

Answer
Montgomery Burns

Question : 7

= ?

Answer
Dollar, Richie Richs dog

Question : 8

Answer
Bruce Wayne A.K.A The Goddamned Batman

Question : 9
Who lives here? 10-8-80 Malibu Point, 90265, Malibu, California. (Ill leave the door unlocked!)

Tony Stark AKA Iron Man

Answer

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Forbes Fictional Richest 2013

Well Done!

DRIES (ANTICLOCKWISE)

Tejas Raghunath (The Rapist) Tec)

Vikas Kashyap (TCS Wiz)

Sai Krishna VK (Sai-

Okay mama, Rules Firstu.

Each team would face a question as a direct whose answer carries a +10 and a wrong answer carries no negatives Other teams have the opportunity to Pounce. Each team can attempt an answer only once, be it pounce or direct. The first 10 seconds after the question is allotted for teams to pounce Correct answer on the pounce carries a +10 Wrong answer on the pounce carries a - 5

/* Dont be evil, Dont Google. */

Lets do this.

Question : 0
This is the Samosapedia definition of this word. Usually used to strongly disagree with something. A one word response to some preposterous statement. _____ Hair What is the good word?

Answer
Shaata

Question : 1
The periodic table has long served as the basis of elemental science, being the bedrock of description of elements. However, it is to be noted that the table actually is devoid of a certain alphabet, both in the element symbol and element nomenclature, in any iteration of the periodic table.

Pen this dubious alphabet.

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Error 404: J not found J

Question : 2
Cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties

If we go by the rules of the game since its inception, we observe every rule but one has been changed at least once over history.
State the rule that has remained the same throughout the timeline of the game

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Question : 3
ID the advertisement from the soundtrack

It was voted the best Indian consumer product advertisement for its reclaim your life campaign, for 2 consecutive years, a

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Question : 4
ID the very recently launched device

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Google ChromeCast The best thing to happen to TV, since TV.

Question : 5
It originated in South London, England and emerged in the late 1990s as a development within a lineage of related styles such as garage, broken beat and reggae. The origins of the genre can be traced back to the growth of the Jamaican sound system party scene in the early 1980s. The music generally features syncopated drum and percussion patterns with bass lines that contain prominent sub bass frequencies.

It was revived during this decade and today, dominates the YouTube indie music charts. Give me the genre

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DUBSTEP

Question Question : 6 :6
Captchas are tools that help a website verify if you are a human or a bot. Its popular successor, ReCaptcha has an added benefit besides distinguishing between humans and bots.
Indirectly, when you use the service, you help in a certain social experiment/favour of sorts. What are you helping with?

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It helps digitize old books

Question : 7
This film was unanimously voted the Best worst film of 2013 Dealing with a water spout and its disastrous effects on Los Angeles, it was a made-for-television disaster film and received only 2 stars in IMDB. However the film has actively gained a cult status in the internet and clocked in more than 5000 tweets about the film in an hour during its peak. It had a zero marketing budget and yet sold out for all scheduled midnight screenings

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Movie: Sharknado

Question : 8

What is the following video about?

Cant innovate anymore,

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The New Mac Pro : The most powerful computer built

Question : 9
A product called Schmeat has taken the world by storm recently.

The total cost of the project was 320,000$ and it was fully funded by Seregey Brin.

What is special about schmeat?

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The worlds first lab cultivated Hamburger. Stem cells were used to make the beef patty.

Question : 10

Connect

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Companies acquired by Yahoo!

Marissa Mayer sure likes shopping.

Long Visual Connect

A ROUND BY
Dhvani Patel Janani Ram Nikhil Inamdar

A ROUND BY
Pramod Rao BallsNarayan Sagar Kathrisal Aditya

Question : 0
What is blanked out?

Answer
Slowpoke

Rules
In this round, all the visuals shown
connect to a common theme/list. Points for guessing the theme are mentioned after each set When you get the theme, dont shout it out! Write it down and show it to the QM.

Question : 1

Question : 2

Theme?

+60/-30

Question : 3

Question : 4

Theme?

+50/-25

Question : 5

Question : 6

Theme?

+40/-20

Question : 7

Question : 8

Theme?

+30/-15

Question : 9

Question : 10

Theme?

+20/-10

Question : 11

Theme?

+10/-5

Question : 12

Last Call for Theme

+5/0

Here are the answers!

Lets see the theme first

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Political Parties in India (Their election symbols)

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NCP National Congress Party

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BSP Bahujan Samaj Party

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TRS Telangana Rashtra Samithi

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AIADMK Too long :P

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SP Samajwadi Party

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Shiv Sena

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DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

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Trinamool Congress

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AAP Aam Aadmi Party

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JD(S) Janata Dal (Secular)

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BJP Bharatiya Janata Party

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INC Indian National Congress