Finals of the QMQ Conducted by Mayank, Ayush and Malviya on 27/3/17

1. QMQ FINALS
BY:
MAYANK AGGARWAL
AYUSH MALVIYA

2. RULES:
 4 rounds in the quiz:
 Dries - 1
 Written Round - 1
 Written Round - 2
 Dries - 2

3. DRIES - 1

4. Q1. ID the singer

6. MALLIKA-E- GHAZAL FARIDA KHANUM

7. Q2. The place X shown in the image(next slide) has been
described as “ the greatest executed British work of
monumental architecture of the twentieth century.”
It was built between 1928 and 1932 and is the largest of its
kind in the Commonwealth. It was inaugurated by the
Prince of Wales in the presence of the then President of
France.
A similar structure Y exists elsewhere in the world which is
an icon for the city it is in and there is a very specific
connect for X and Y.
Give me X and Y and the connect.

10. X – THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, A WAR MEMORIAL TO
72,246 MISSING BRITISH EMPIRE SERVICEMEN WHO DIED
IN THE BATTLES OF THE SOMME OF THE FIRST WORLD
WAR BETWEEN 1915 AND 1918, WITH NO KNOWN
GRAVE.
Y – INDIA GATE, NEW DELHI , A WAR MEMORIAL TO THE
INDIAN SOLDIERS WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES
FIGHTING FOR THE BRITISH IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR
THE CONNECT: DESIGNED BY THE SAME PERSON, EDWIN
LUTYENS

11. Q3. This originated in 2007, after Laney Griner uploaded to
Fiickr, a photograph of her son trying to _______________.
Initially interpreted as hatred for a certain type of beach
activity, it slowly changed to its current version which Laney
liked.
This has been used in ads for Vitamin Water, Virgin Mobile
UK, Barack’s Obama’s “Pass Immigration Reforms”
campaign among others.
Most recently, it was successfully used to raise funds for
Laney’s husband’s kidney transplant thereby raising over
$100,000.
What am I talking about?

14. Q4. This particular “formula” was used by Parker pens
for a 1970s advertisement campaign, in which a hand is
shown writing this smoothly and flowingly on a piece
of paper.
Formula for what?

16. 3.5 shots of gin and a half a shot of vermouth
over 4 parts (H2O)3 (water cubed = ice),
finished off with three stirs
This is the recipe for making a Martini.

17. Q5. X is a Canadian-American actor who portrayed a
character which has been criticized by some people for
being a homophobe and cringe worthy but is one of the
funniest ones by popular opinion.
He admitted to battling Vicodin and alcohol addiction for
about 30 years and in a way, this affected his work. He has
also converted his old beach property into a sober living
facility.
Identify X and give me the effect his drug addiction had on
his work.

19.  Matthew Perry
 Due to his drug addiction, he admitted to
having forgotten 3 seasons of FRIENDS
(Season 3 to 6)

20. Q6. The man shown in the image (next slide) was an
experienced aviator during WW1, and in 1913, he became
the first person to fly over the Mediterranean.
But outside of his home country, no one remembers his
flying accomplishments. What he is known for, is an event
named in his honor, which, surprisingly, he has no
connection to.
ID the person or name of the event.

23. Roland Garros

24. Q7. This is a list(image on next slide) of the top 9 record
breakers in a very specific “sport”, quite popular among
the teens in many countries, including India. So much so,
that they even think it could be a good contender for an
event in the Olympics.
Name this “sport”.

27. This is Speedcubing. These are the top 9
people who have solved a 3X3 (hence 9
names :p) Rubik’s cube in the shortest
amount of time.

28. Q8. Priced at $12.5 million and studded with 1,200 Sri
Lankan pink sapphires, this particular object features
a 90-carat emerald cut diamond as its centerpiece
worth $10.6 million alone. It has also been called by
Guinness Book of World records as the world’s most
expensive ___.
FITB.

30. Bra

31. WRITTEN ROUND – 1
LIST-IT

32. Q1. Locations of nuclear power plants
in India.
+5 for each correct answer
+10 if all 7 correct

33. Q2. List all elements in the periodic table
which have been named after objects in the
solar system.
+5 for each correct answer
+10 for all 9 correct.

34. EXCHANGE SHEETS. ANSWER TO
FOLLOW

35. Q1. Locations of nuclear power plants
in India.
+5 for each correct answer
+10 if all 7 correct

36.  Kalpakkam
 Kudankulam
 Narora
 Rawatbhata
 Kaiga
 Kakrapara
 Tarapur

37. Q2. List all elements in the periodic table
which have been named after objects in the
solar system.
+5 for each correct answer
+10 for all 9 correct.

39. WRITTEN ROUND – 2
XKCD

40. 6 XKCD comic strips, containing references to pop
culture, science, current events etc.
FITB
+5 for each answer
+10 Bonus if all are correct

60. DRIES - 2

61. Q1. ID the speaker / Put Funda.

64. Q2. In the image on the next slide, something has
been blanked out.
It's related to a record and another one which it came
close to breaking.
X: The blanked out part
Y: What is the first record?
Z: What was the second record?
A: Why was the second record not broken?

68. X: BB Nimbalkar’s innings of 443*
Y: Highest score in First class cricket by an Indian /
Only Indian to score 400+ in an innings in first
class cricket
Z: The then record of highest runs in an innings in
first class cricket – 452* by Don Bradman
A: He left the match after Day 2 because he was
getting married the next day

69. Q3. X, the name by which this entity is currently known, is not its initial name.
Starting off in 1945 with the small number of ships remaining after WWII and
various treaties, it was initially under the control of the Second Bureau of the
Demobilisation Ministry and was used for repatriation of soldiers and minesweeping
operations.
In 1947, something happened due to which the role of X changed to the exact
opposite of the former one. In 1952, the Coastal Safety Force was formed with the
help of the United States which wanted the country to be atleast partly self-
dependent when it came to its security
In 1954, the Coastal Safety Force was separated and X was formally created.
Recently, when X sent its largest ship Y, designated as Z on a tour of duty to the
South China Sea, the 1947 event was in the news again.
Give me X, Y, Z and the 1947 event.

71. X – JMSDF (Japan Maritime Self Defense Force)
Y – Izumo, a helicopter carrier
Z – Destroyer
The event – Japanese constitution drawn up which
prohibits the acquisition of offensive weapons
(Article 9)

72. Q4. There is an image on the next
slide. Put funda.

75. The La La Land Tour

76. Q5. This is Estádio Milton Corrêa, located in
Macapá, Brazil(image on next slide). There is
something very distinctive about the location of
this stadium due to which it gets its commonly
used name.
What is it?

79. The stadium’s located at the Equator and
hence gets the commonly used name
Zerão, which means Big Zero, referring to
the Equator

80. Q6. On the next slide, there are two
images. Put funda.

81. OUT NOT OUT
WICKETS HITTING WICKETS HITTING

83. This is the no shot offered rule in LBW
decisions
i) OUT because batsman offered no shot
ii) NOT OUT because batsman played a shot

84. Q7. This is a 200 page book (image on next slide) authored by a relatively
unknown person named Sheridan Simove. Despite that, it managed to
outsell famous works such as Harry Potter and The Da Vinci Code after its
release in 2011.
It has a rating of 4.3/5 on Goodreads and reviews like:
“This book will undoubtedly become a great companion in the millennia old
philosophical debate about whether or not you actually can judge a book by
it’s cover.
“A must read for students studying anything to do with gender politics. This
is a deeply insightful and philosophical read and in many ways
What is so special about this book?

87. The whole 200 pages of the book are
completely blank
This is the author's way of saying that a
man thinks about nothing except sex

88. Q8. Connect.
I love Lucy
Moon landing
Berlin Wall
Steve Jobs
Disco
Thai food
Star wars/trek
Nirvana
Rocky
Troubleman

90. Captain America’s to-do list after he wakes up in
The Winter Soldier

91. THANK YOU FOR COMING
AND CONGRATULATIONS
TO THE WINNERS!