Brahma 2016 open quiz finals

DOPEN QUIZ FINALS
21st AUGUST 2016
COIMBATORE INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY
QM – RAHUL THANGARAJ

ROUNDS
1. INFINITE BOUNCE (CLOCKWISE)
2. LONG VISUAL CONNECT
3. BOUNCE WITH SINGLE POUNCE (ANTICLOCKWISE)
4. BETTING ROUND
5. BUZZER ROUND

ROUND 1
• INFINITE BOUNCE (CLOCKWISE)

RULES
• THE FIRST QUESTION WILL BE DIRECTED TO TEAM
NO.1.
• THE NEXT QUESTION WILL THEN GO TO THE TEAM
SITTING BESIDE THE TEAM THAT ANSWERED THE
QUESTION.
• POINTS - +10/0
• QM’S DECISION IS FINAL

1.
• This painting has been the center of a big controversy in recent days.
X has been known to have had more than his fair share of LSD in the
1970’s but he’s sure that what he’s been accused of isn’t possible. The
accuser is a former corrections officer who said he knew X while
working in a Canadian detention facility. However, X has compelling
evidence he was never near the facility, the Thunder Bay Correctional
Center, about 15 hours north of Toronto. “This case is a scam, and I’m
being forced to jump through hoops to prove my whereabouts over
40 years ago,” X said. Who is X and what is the controversy that he
has been embroiled in? (Pic on next slide)

Peter Doig – Claims he didn’t paint it

2.
• Brooklynites have recently welcomed home a monument in honour of the
fabled hometown resident. A 13-foot bronze statue commemorating the
75th birthday of X was unveiled in Prospect Park to the welcoming
applause of area fans. It will remain at the park for two weeks before
moving to Barclay’s Centre throughout the month of September. “This is
not an insignificant moment taking place on the stage of American history,
revealing a statue that is a reflection of the greatness of this country,”
said Brooklyn Borough president Eric L Adams.
• But some Brooklyn residents took offence to the statue being placed in
Prospect Park – which dates back to 1867. Green activists told the New
York Post that the park had been designated a commercial-free space
which this statue did not exactly satisfy. Who’s statue

3.
When you think of world-famous Olympic athletes, the name
Peter Norman probably does not come to mind. Most people failed to
notice his presence in the event he participated in then and most
people still don’t know him. However people who did notice him were
indifferent to his “random” or “misplaced” presence on the podium.
But Italian writer Riccardo Gazzaniga recently uncovered the stunning
truth behind Peter Norman’s identity and said that he was instrumental
in what happened next and that he was in the loop the whole time. ‘In
fact he even gave suggestions to a dilemma that two of his competitors
were in’ said Gazzaniga. From where might we know Peter Norman
from?

White Man in the Black Power Salute Photo

4.
This phrase is predominantly heard in blackjack tables around the
world but is not exclusive to it. The history of the quote began on the
Vegas strip where the bets made by people were typically in the range
of 2-5$ in small stakes games. In almost all casinos at the time, were
certain meals that would fit within this price range. So when a person
won a hand, he would be able to afford the items provided by the
hotel.
Bystanders and the dealer in some occasions would then repeat this
phrase indicating that he could now afford the meal. Which quote are
we talking about that had died down for a while but has become more
widespread in recent times?

5.
Connect to an agency of the Indian Goverment–
• Eriteria
• Iraq
• Yemen
• Guyana
• Panama
• Jamaica
• Slovakia
• Syria
• Trinidad & Tobago

Countries that India post does not carry out
any services to

6.
• Though it is commonly thought of as a fruit and may be spotted
among grapes and kiwi’s, a X is actually a ball of flowers & requires
pollination. But because the flowers are sealed, not just any bug can
crawl inside. A X wasp specialises in this job. Mother wasps lay their
eggs in an unripe X. After their offspring hatch and mature, the males
mate and then chew a tunnel to the surface, dying when their task is
complete. When the insects discover the right specimen, they go
inside and deposit the pollen. Then the females lay new eggs, and the
cycle begins again.
• However a X’s entranceway is booby-trapped to destroy her wings, so
that she can never visit another plant. So when you eat a dried X,
you’re probably chewing X-wasp mummies, too.

7.
• Vivek Express are four pairs of express trains on the Indian
Railways network. These trains were announced in the Railway
Budget of 2011-12 by the then Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee.
These trains were started to commemorate the 150th birth
anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, held in 2013. However one of
these trains is of particular interest. It has acquired cult status in
recent years and has one of its final stations as Dibrugarh. What is the
other end station and why has it received a fan following?

Longest train route in the Indian
Subcontinent

Tagline – Love at First Sight can be Dangerous

9.
X is an American science fiction crime drama and
talks about the mass surveillance conducted by the
government of the USA long before Edward Snowden
released anything about the NSA. The story revolves
around two people that try to prevent impending
violent crimes predicted by the Machine, a mass-
surveillance computer system that relays the identity
of a single person predicted to be the victim or
perpetrator of a crime.
Executive producers include the likes of J.J Abrams
and Y (less well known relative of a famous director).
X is one of the few shows on IMDB that have an
episode rated 9.9 or above. Identify X and Y.

X – Person of Interest
Y – Jonathan Nolan

10.
Harper Lee modeled the neighbor boy Dill in ‘To kill a
mockingbird’ after X. As a child, X lived next door to Lee.
They played together and even shared Lee’s typewriter.
Both children were outside the social circles of their
close-knit Southern town. As Gerald Clarke wrote in X: A
Biography, “Nelle was too rough for most other girls, and
X was too soft for most other boys.”
X’s first book, Other Voices, Other Rooms, has a tomboy
character resembling Lee. At some point, a rumor started
that X wrote To Kill A Mockingbird, or at least edited it.
Aside from the fact that Lee’s writing sounds nothing like
X’s, he only saw the manuscript once.

11.
This project was initially started as a way to extend the coastline. But
since then it has turned into something much bigger with malls, stores
and business adorning the edges with some residential spaces included
as well. Though it has not reached its expected capacity of 120,000
residents, it is no less an engineering marvel because of its complex
structure. The first project was supposed to be in a set of 3 but the
other 2 projects were not realised due to the 2008 economic crisis.
Where would you find this project?

LVC
• LIST IS NON EXHAUSTIVE
• POINTS WILL BE GIVEN IN RESPECTIVE SLIDES
• ONLY ONE ATTEMPT PER TEAM PER SLIDE

CONNECT
GROUPS WHO HAVE CLAIMED TO HAVE INTEGRATED
‘SIX SIGMA’ IN THEIR COMPANY

BOUNCE WITH SINGLE POUNCE
ALL QUESTIONS WILL FOLLOW AN INFINITE BOUNCE PATTERN
HOWEVER, ALL TEAMS CAN POUNCE ON THE QUESTION IF IT IS NOT THEIR
DIRECT
ONLY ONE POUNCE WILL ALLOWED PER QUESTION AND THE TEAM WILL BE
DECIDED USING THE BUZZER
POINTS - +10/0 ON BOUNCE
+10/-10 ON POUNCE

1.
Most people think that doping is for lazy people who want to avoid hard
work but according to some cyclists the opposite is true. Haematocrit is
factor closely looked at by cyclists and indicates the percentage of the body’s
blood that is made up of oxygen-carrying red blood cells. The higher the
haematocrit, the more endurance you have. The paradox of endurance
sports is that an athlete can never work as hard as he wants, because if he
pushes himself too far his haematocrit will fall.
So in the case of long events such as the Tour de France, a cyclist’s
haematocrit level would fall over the course of the race. To counteract this,
cyclists such as Lance Armstrong used an illegal hormone called EPO that
would help raise their haematocrit level. The question is, how would this
hormone be administered to the participants?

INFUSED THEIR OWN BLOOD INTO
THEMSELVES

2.
In fiction, a X is a plot device in the form of some goal, desired object,
or other motivator that the protagonist pursues, often with little or
no narrative explanation. The specific nature of a X is typically
unimportant to the overall plot. The most common type of X is an
object, place, or person.
The X technique is common in films, especially thrillers. Usually the X is
the central focus of the film in the first act, and thereafter declines in
importance. It may re-appear at the climax of the story, but sometimes
is actually forgotten by the end of the story.

4.
X is an international non-governmental organisation of public
figures noted as elder statesmen, peace activists, and human rights
advocates, who were brought together by Nelson Mandela in 2007.
They describe themselves as "independent global leaders working
together for peace and human rights". The goal Mandela set for X was
to use their "almost 1,000 years of collective experience" to work on
solutions for seemingly insurmountable problems such as climate
change, HIV/AIDS, and poverty, as well as to "use their political
independence to help resolve some of the world's most
intractable conflicts". Identify the group and the current chairman who
took over when Mandela passed away and who is also of African origin.

5.
• Nicaragua plans to break up a certain monopoly that has existed for
more than a 100 years. In June 2013, Nicaragua’s National Assembly
even approved a bill that gave a concession to finance and manage
the project headed by Wang Jing, a Chinese billionaire. Media reports
however have suggested the project would now be delayed or even
possibly canceled because Wang Jing's personal wealth declined
greatly as a result of the 2015–16 Chinese stock market crash. What
monopoly does Nicaragua want to break up despite fears of lack of
demand and feasibility?

6.
• X was a young man plying his trade in club cricket in Perth. He was
expecting selection that year as Western Australia needed pacers in
the absence of Graham McKenzie and Laurie Mayne, who were on
national duty. X was representing his club when the announcement
was to be made. So, he asked his father to blow the horn of their car
if he was selected so that he gets to know on the field. When the
team was announced, X was in and his father duly hit the horn. In his
book, X recalls that “Spontaneously the other people seated in cars
around the ground began to sound their horns. It was the best tune
I’ve ever heard.”

7.
Its name comes from the fact that it means "Like the Sky" or "Mirror of the Sky"
in Urdu. Designed by an English architect, the foundation stone for the
construction was laid by Sir Vicar on 3 March 1884 who closely monitored the
finishing work at the Mardana portion. It is made completely with Italian marble
and covers an area of 93,971 square meters. It was built in the shape of a
scorpion with two stings spread out as wings in the north. The middle part is
occupied by the main building and the kitchen, Gol Bangla, Zenana Mehal, and
harem quarters stretch to the south.
The influences of the owner, who was an avid traveler, show in the architecture.
It is a rare blend of Italian and Tudor architecture. Its stained glass windows
throw a spectrum of colour into the rooms. It even has a library with a carved
walnut roof; a replica of the one at Windsor Castle. What am I talking about?

8.
• On January 27, 1994, the Barbados national football
team and Grenada national football team played against each other
as part of the qualification round for the 1994 Caribbean Cup.
Barbados required to win with a margin of two goals to qualify to the
next round. The match started off routinely, and Barbados scored two
goals, establishing the two-goal winning margin they needed. In the
83rd minute, however, the game changed when Grenada scored a
goal. This late goal would take Grenada through to the finals unless
Barbados could score again. Barbados attempted to score for the next
few minutes, but because they were unable to, they switched to an
alternate strategy. What happened next would confuse anyone even
those familiar with the rules of football. Put funda.

GOALS IN EXTRA TIME WERE DOUBLE
IN VALUE SO THEY SCORED AN OWN
GOAL

9.
• X is a rice dish that includes different combinations of vegetables and
meats, characteristically seasoned with saffron, but also has other
spices depending on the recipe and the area of the country from
which it originates. The dish is said to be a perfect union between 2
cultures; the Romans, for the pan and the Arab, that brought rice.
• There is an old story of how the Moorish kings' servants created rice
dishes by mixing the left-overs from royal banquets in large pots to
take home. It is said by some that that word X originates from the
Arab word “baqiyah” meaning left-overs. The term X actually refers to
the pan that it is cooked in.

BETTING ROUND
RULES
1. THE TOPIC ON WHICH THE QUESTION IS BASED WILL BE GIVEN. BASED ON THE TOPIC, YOU
WILL HAVE TO CHOOSE THE AMOUNT OF POINTS THAT YOU WILL BE PLAYING FOR.
2. FOR A CORRECT ANSWER, YOU WILL GET THE POSITIVE VALUE OF THE POINTS YOU BET.
SIMILARLY, YOU WILL GET THE NEGATIVE VALUE IF YOU GET IT WRONG.
3. YOU CAN CHOOSE BETWEEN A RANGE OF 5 – 15 POINTS.
4. YOU HAVE THE CHOICE OF NOT ANSWERING A MAXIMUM OF 2 QUESTIONS

1.
• Divya Narendra is an American businessman. He is the CEO and co-founder
of SumZero along with his university classmate Aalap Mahadevia. Narendra
scored a near-perfect SAT before attending Harvard University in 2000,
from which he graduated with an A.B. cum laude in applied mathematics.
• Divya described how he came up with the concept in an interview.
"SumZero was initially inspired by a need for a simple, centralized, and
searchable platform in which professional investors working at hedge
funds, mutual funds, and private equity funds could share rigorous
investment ideas and network with one another. Since then the concept
has expanded and SumZero is taking steps to bring a subset of high-level
investment research to the investing community at large." However, he is
more famous for a project he did with X & Y.

He started HarvardConnection with the
Winkelvoss twins

2.
• In 2010, a certain Louis Vuitton ad faced some severe criticism. The
ad depicts a seamstress sewing together a handbag with text that
reads, “The seamstress with linen thread and beeswax. A needle,
linen thread, beeswax and infinite patience protect each over-stitch
from humidity and the passage of time. One could say that a Louis
Vuitton bag is a collection of details. But with so much attention
lavished on every one, should we only call them details?” Why did
this ad receive such backlash? (Photo on the next page)

THE AD INSINUATED THAT THE BAGS
WERE HANDMADE WHEN THEY
WERE IN FACT MACHINE-MADE

3.
• What is interesting to note is that the painting is actually a self-
portrait, depicting the painter himself. Few also know, that the
painting is part of a series of works with a similar theme. On being
asked the meaning behind his work, X says,”Everything we see hides
another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see.
There is an interest in that which is hidden and which the visible does
not show us. This interest can take the form of a quite intense feeling,
a sort of conflict, one might say, between the visible that is hidden
and the visible that is present. ID the painting and the artist.

4.
• Literally meaning ‘peace be upon you’, X is a traditional song sung by
Jews every Friday night upon returning home from synagogue prayer.
It signals the arrival of the Jewish Sabbath, welcoming the angels who
accompany a person home on the eve of the Sabbath. According to
Talmud, two angels accompany people on their way back home
from synagogue on Friday night — a good angel and an evil angel. If
the house has been prepared for the Shabbat ("the lamp has been lit,
the table set, and his couch spread"), the good angel utters a blessing
that the next Shabbat will be the same, and the evil angel is forced to
respond "Amen". But if the home is not prepared for Shabbat, the evil
angel expresses the wish that the next Shabbat will be the same, and
the good angel is forced to respond "Amen".

5.
X was the chief architect of river planning and development in India. He
made the original plan for the Damodar Valley Project, which was a
ground breaking design of thermal and hydel power plants along the
Damodar River in West Bengal. However, his best-known work
concerned the thermal ionisation of elements, and it led him to
formulate what is known as the X equation. This equation is one of the
basic tools for interpretation of the spectra of stars in astrophysics. By
studying the spectra of various stars, one can find their temperature
using the X equation, determine the ionisation state of the various
elements making up the star. He has been nominated for the Nobel
Prize in physics six times but has not won the award. Which scientist
am I talking about?

6.
Samuel Bourne came to India in 1863, and set up a partnership with an
established Calcutta photographer, William Howard, and they set up a
new studio ‘Howard & Bourne’ at Shimla. William Howard had set up
the Calcutta studio in 1840. Meanwhile, Charles Shepherd, had already
established a photographic studio, with Arthur Robertson, called
‘Shepherd & Robertson’ in Agra in 1862, and subsequently he too
moved to Shimla in 1864. At some point Robertson left the business
and Charles Shepherd, joined Bourne company to form ‘Howard,
Bourne & Shepherd’. It then became ‘Bourne and Shephard’ after one
quit the company.
What is its claim to fame and why was it in the news recently?(Photo
on the next slide)

OLDEST PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO
IN THE WORLD CLOSES.

WHAT IS THIS A REFERENCE TO?
“He says he feels empty inside.”

BUZZER ROUND
• POINTS - +10/-10
• ONLY ONE ATTEMPT PER QUESTION
• QM’s DECISION IS FINAL

1.
WHAT IS THIS A PROOF OF AND WHO CAME UP IT?

PROOF THAT 1+1=2 BY BERTRAND RUSSELL

2.
• Much before Ian
Fleming created his
fictional character, a
mystery writer had
already authored a
story in 1926 that
featured a James Bond
as the hero. Which
author?

3.
In November 2009, Thierry Henry was embroiled in the handball
controversy during a World Cup qualifier. Also, Tiger Woods made
headlines for all the wrong reasons after his car crash. Around the
same time, Roger Federer was knocked out of ATP World Tour by 6th-
seed Nikolai Davydenko in a shock defeat.
What were these 3 incidents collectively called?

4.
• X is one of the most famous historical and
adventure novels ever written. Authored by Y, the
novel is also central to the plot of a famous movie
released in 2008. The novel even has 2 lesser
known sequels titled ‘Twenty Years Later’ and ‘The
Viscount of Bragelonne, or Ten Years Later’?
Identify X, Y and the movie.

THE THREE MUSKETEERS & SLUMDOG
MILLIONAIRE

5.
• Metronation Chennai television
• TAKE solutions
• Ruby Builders
• Chettinad Apparels
• Kothari (Madras) Ltd.
• Thoothukudi Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
• _______________
• _______________
Fill in the remaining two blanks.

LYCAMOBILE & V.B. CHANDRASHEKAR

6
.
Which company has developed an ingenious method of trapping
customers -quite literally too -by having their stores designed as mazes
to keep them from getting out?

7.
The entire distribution of all X species stretches from the Himalayas in
the north to Sri Lanka in the south, and from Bangladesh in the east to
Pakistan in the west. They possibly occur in Afghanistan. The bulk of
the X distribution is within India, and all seven currently recognized
species have at least a part of their range in our country.
X can adapt to a variety of habitats. They inhabit arid habitats like
deserts, tropical habitats like tropical rainforests and temperate
habitats like coniferous forests, deciduous habitats and mountains
habitats. They can adapt well to human settlements as well. It is
because of their adaptability and abundance that they are the national
mammal of India. What animal am I talking about.?

8.
The towers of Hanoi is a relatively famous logical puzzle. It consists of
three rods, and a number of disks of different sizes which can slide onto
any rod. The puzzle starts with the disks in a neat stack in ascending
order of size on one rod, the smallest at the top, thus making a conical
shape.
The objective of the puzzle is to move the entire stack to another rod,
obeying certain simple rules such as only one disk can be moved at a
time and no disk may be placed on top of a smaller disk. However in
India, this game is known by another name.

TIE BREAKER
• The origin of X is traced to textile mill workers in Mumbai in the
1850s. The mill workers used to have lunch breaks too short for a full
meal, and a light lunch was preferred to a heavy one, as the
employees had to return to strenuous physical labour after lunch. A
vendor created this dish using items or parts of other dishes available
on the menu. Roti or rice was replaced with something else and the
curries that usually go with Indian bread or rice were amalgamated
into just one spicy concoction. Initially, it remained the food of the
mill-workers. With time the dish found its way into restaurants and
spread over Central Mumbai and other parts of the city via the Udupi
restaurants. Which dish?

OVER AND OUT!!
• THANK YOU TO ALL THE PARTICIPANTS WHO TOOK THE TIME OUT TO
ATTEND OUR MEET AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF
THE QUIZ!!!

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