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OPEN QUIZ | TEAMS OF 2 | 18TH
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02. 20 questions in the quiz.
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One of the exhibitions at the Nobel Prize Museum which offers a source
of hope in these difficult times of the pandemic is titled __________.
The exhibition highlights researches and researchers who have
contributed to our understanding of virus, our immune system or
development of vaccines. Interestingly it also examines the perspective
of the laureates from the field of Economics and Literature, about
pandemics and epidemics.
What one-word name has been given to this exhibition considering its
content and the fact that it aims to attract people on these issues?
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Contagious
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When the USA suﬀered from the panic of
1893, the magazine JUDGE ran this
cartoon, blaming this stock market crash
to the Democratic win in 1892.
Who in the cartoon here is shown in
tattered clothes?
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USA itself or Uncle Sam
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What is this article from 1948
about?
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What fact, related to a certain category of spectators, are the following
two simulated images from football matches trying to convey?
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How
colourblind
people watch football matches
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The Rubáiyát is a book of poems by Medieval Persian philosopher and
mathematician Omar Khayyam (1048-1131 CE). English writer and poet
Edward Fitzgerald translated the poems to English for the first time in
1860, and they were published to great acclaim. In 1911, the publishing
house Sangorski & Sutcliffe made a particularly lavish copy of The
Rubáiyát. It featured a Moroccan leather cover, decorated with
embroidered peacocks and more than a thousand gems set in gold. The
impressive volume went on exhibition in England before being auctioned
off to an American buyer for a little over $2,000. It was to be shipped to
its new owner, but the owner never received it. The book hasn’t been
found since.
What happened to the book?
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Went down with the Titanic
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In 1789 Lavoisier published his book, “Traité élémentaire de chimie”, which
marked the origin of modern chemistry.
In its English edition, “Elements of Chemistry” (1790), the translator,
Robert Kerr, added an appendix with rules for <REDACTED>.
What was the appendix for? What development in the next decade which
aﬀected science and commerce both, made the addition of appendix
like this useless?
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Conversion of
French units to British units
Introduction of SI Units
In picture: The ﬁrst of Kerr’s conversion tables in A. L. Lavoisier’s “Elements of
Chemistry”, translated by Robert Kerr, William Creech. Edinburgh, 1790, p. 485.
Professor Robertson has not been identiﬁed. English avoirdupois weights were generally
used in commerce; troy weights, used for pharmaceuticals and bullion, were preferred
by most chemists
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The list here lists out brands that are used by diﬀerent countries for a
speciﬁc purpose.
What is the list about?
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The ceremonial transportation of world leaders.
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The following was the home
jersey of Switzerland in the
2018 FIFA WC. The jersey pays
homage to the natural
features of Switzerland - the
Alps and Matterhorn. How?
Alternatively, what do these
lines in the background on
the jersey represent?
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The lines represent the
topological map of Switzerland.
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An artist redesigned the characters of a cartoon as if they were humans.
Look at the images and identify the cartoon. (2 main characters missing
here)
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Spongebob Squarepants
Cartoons by Ryan Altounji
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This poster was designed for
probably one of the first
anti-_______ campaign of the
modern world.
In 1939, a group of German
scientists were the first to find a
link between this and the
ill-effects it had on health.
The poster here asked people to
‘stay away from it’, and it reads -
He does not devour it, it devours
him.
What was the campaign against?
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SMOKING / CIGARETTE / TOBACCO
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X was just a boy when he was first spotted by Charlie Chaplin. He became
a household name when he appeared along with Chaplin in the silent
movie - The Kid. He later became a successful actor, appearing in a lot of
movies and earning a handsome amount of money in return.
Though, he could never enjoy the riches he had earned. X’s parents had
spent most of his wealth without his knowledge. He was forced to fight a
court case and in the end recovered only a small portion of his earnings
and hence fell into financial hardships.
His case became the basis of a significant amendment in the law,
colloquially named after him. Now, the producers of the movies
compulsorily need to open a special account for children while working
on the shows so that their earnings are not exploited.
Identify X.
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Jackie Coogan
The account is
Coogan Account
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In the Ski Jumping event of the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics (Japan), the
gold medal was bagged by Kazuyoshi Funaki of the home country.
The Ski jumping event is scored on the basis of the distance covered in
the fall and the style and elegance of the athlete. With a jump of over
130m in the large hill event of Ski Jumping, Funaki bagged the ﬁrst place in
the competition. While doing so, he achieved something that had never
been achieved in Ski Jumping at the Olympics.
A similar achievement (in a diﬀerent sport) was made by a European
athlete X, at the Summer Olympics a few editions back and thus Funaki is
sometimes referred to as the ‘X of Ski Jumping’.
Identify the athlete X.
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Nadia Comaneci
Getting a perfect score in the event
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Following is a photo from the campus of
Purdue University in Indiana.
As an honour to one of their engineering
students who studied here in 1950s, there are
several concrete boot prints publicly available
for one to follow the famous steps of this
student.
Who was this student?
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Neil Armstrong
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At the back, the creators of X would sew a leather patch on their product, that all
could see with a drawing of two horses trying to pull apart a pair of X. As their
clients at the time were cowboys, farmers, and workers who were mostly
illiterate so when they went to buy this product all they had to do was ask for the
pair with two horses.
Identify X, the product.
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In a sailor’s lexicon, instead of left and right, the terms Starboard
and ____ are used.
Unlike left and right, which depend on the direction the speaker is
facing, these two terms refer to a ﬁxed side of the ship and are thus
unambiguous.
The origin of these terms is quite old since the times when ships or
boats had a steering ore. Since most sailors were right handed, the
oar used to be on the right (if facing front), which started being
referred to as the Steering side, later becoming the Starboard.
The other side is thus named because it was always the side
opposite to the Starboard that would face _____.
Both blanks being the same, ﬁll in the blanks.
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The Princess of Asturias Awards are a series of annual prizes awarded in Spain to
individuals, entities or organizations from around the world who make notable
achievements in the sciences, humanities, and public affairs and sports.
In the sports category, along with individuals and sporting teams, two sporting
events have also been awarded. Both of them are races, but only one of them
(the first) using a mode of vehicle.
● The first of them was awarded in 2003 to a sporting event from a
neighbouring country which was celebrating its 100 years anniversary.
● The second sporting event is held across the Atlantic in an important port
town which also has a stock exchange.
Name both these sporting events. Report them as 16A & 16B respectively.
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Tour de France (2003)
New York City Marathon (2014)
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A £50 note of Bank of England, features a businessman and an engineer
who entered into a partnership in 1775 to develop and market one of
the most famous inventions ever known.
Report the businessman as 17A and the engineer as 17B.
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This remarkable shark from the family of dogﬁsh has very interesting
names.
Its common name is a derived from its feeding habit. It has rather large
teeth for a shark of its size. These teeth help it to take large round chunks
oﬀ the body of larger marine creatures, in turn leaving the trademark bite
imprint of their teeth on the prey. This is the reason why they are given
this common name.
What is their common name, a reference to a culinary object which
does the same job? (Answer 18A)
Their genus name is named after an Egyptian deity. Since their most of
their lower body is bioluminescent and emit a green glow.
After whom is the genus named? (Answer 18B)
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Cookiecutter shark
Isistius brasiliensis
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A recent collaboration between X and Y forced
many of X’s branches to close. The demand for
the Y special order was overwhelming for many
of the branches of X and a lot of their branches
had to be closed in countries like Indonesia. It
was also feared that such mass gatherings in
their outlets might create a new Covid hotspot.
In this Y special order, X oﬀered 10 chicken
nuggets, chips, coke and the sweet chili and
Cajun dipping sauces inspired by popular
recipes from X’s South Korean menu.
ID X and Y.
Report X as 19A and Y as 19B.
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X: McDonald’s
Y: BTS
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The reason behind why the person named his most famous creation such is
that while working on it, he followed a certain naming procedure and it was the
twentieth prototype that became the most famous. After its success, he
didn’t follow the naming convention, rather the next in line was named after the
very ﬁrst prototype he built as he wanted to build from the start.
Name this creation (X).
Among other names that the creation acquired, one got really famous. One of
the origin stories behind this name is that at one event, one of the participants
got a really old X named Old Lizz (as Lizz was a popular name given to horses at
that time). Due to its shabby appearance, it was compared to a can and was
called Y. At the end, it was the owner of Old Lizz that won and when the
newspapers published this news, the name Y got stuck as a colloquial name for
X.
Give the colloquial name (Y).
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Model T | Tin Lizzie
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ROUNDS
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01. ROUND I:
WRITTEN ROUND
02. ROUND II:
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POUNCE & BOUNCE
03. ROUND III:
WRITTEN ROUND
04. ROUND IV:
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This Round contains
contains 5 questions, the
objects in question are
part of the Time Capsule
2020 as compiled by BBC. Extra +5 for full house
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This being one of the ﬁrst objects that come to our mind when we think
about the year 2020. It had a great shift from being a specialised
equipment to mainstream product for consumers.
Variants of this include the one with the company logos which remind
that the world remained consumerism and the other one was the smaller
ones for the kids. With their cartoon characters printed on the front, they
marked a sharp contrast between the dangers of the disease and the
innocence of childhood.
Which object?
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Masks
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One demography of the population also ﬁnds its place here, which proved
to be of much help to the people who were all locked down in their
homes.
Which group of people are represented by this object?
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Delivery workers
Also accepted: drivers, shop-workers
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What important part of 2020 is represented by this ?
In photo: the head of statue of John A Macdonald, Canada's ﬁrst prime
minister
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Black Lives Matter
Or anything related to equality movements
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The year 2020 saw a lot of environmental changes.
While one of the objects in the list was a sealed vial of clean city air as
during the lockdowns, many cities saw air pollution plummet.
Two other unwelcome objects that form a part of this list are piece of
burnt wood and a piece of black granite rock.
What are these two supposed to represent?
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Wildﬁre
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In the early lockdowns when shop shelves emptied and supply chains
broke down, a spirit of self-reliance and make-do-and-mend was essential
to get through times of shortage and restriction.
One of the suggestions that can represent this was ________, a traditional
Japanese practice for refashioning old objects making the new
refurbished piece more beautiful than the original.
Which practice was suggested thus?
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Kintsugi repair bowls
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Marking Scheme as
follows:
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+10/-10 on Pounce
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Which iconic photograph is being recreated here?
Ideal answer includes -
Their job
The place
The event
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Paratroopers at the
Western Wall in the
1967 Six-day war.
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On May 17th, 1995, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, a six-year-old boy, was taken
along with his parents from their home in Tibet, presumably by agents of
the Chinese government. The boy, whom activists would call “the world’s
youngest political prisoner”, has not been seen in public since.
The reason for the arrest was the announcement that happened three
days ago in India.
What was the reason for the arrest? / What was the announcement?
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He was named the next
Panchen Lama
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Despite potentially having humorous origins of the name of this 18th
century event, the phrase X struck a chord. In 1953, a group of women
from Los Angeles dumped boxes labeled with a short name for
“Taxpayers’ Economic Association Party,” from a ship on a ﬁlm studio lot
as a part of this party. Their goal was to talk about the cost of government
and high taxes.
Which historic event was the inspiration of it?
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Boston Tea Party
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In Dec 1999, the Australians recalled 11 of their 14 staﬀ members in the
Australian Embassy leaving out 3 members to assess the situation. Russia
was declared a no-go zone and Australians were discouraged to travel to
Russia for non-essential work.
Besides, countries like UK, USA and Australia invested millions of dollars
for this. The U.S. even detected missile launches in Russia and attributed
that to this. But the missile launches were planned ahead of time as part
of Russia’s conﬂict in its republic of Chechnya.
What was all this preparation for?
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Y2K bug
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A ______ has Parisian origins. The earliest of these were opened when
landlords opened small kitchens and restaurants in their homes to earn some
extra money. These places generally provide very simple food (which can be
prepared in quantity and be easily stored) and have a very informal setting.
A likely etymology suggests that they got their names because of a ‘short burst
of outsiders’ in the second decade of the 19th
century. The outsiders while
demanding food and alcohol from these places would shout ‘hurry up’
(translated) in their native language, which the French picked up and gave the
name to these developments.
Another theory suggests that they got their names from the French word for
‘innkeeper’.
FITB and also answer, who were these ‘outsiders’?
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Bistro
Russian troops
who occupied Paris during Napoleonic wars
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Although X is not a new human activity, more so prevalent in ancient human
history as it served as a ‘mark’ or ‘indicator’ with the best available materials.
In present times, in national parks, these are used to keep hikers from getting
lost in an area of uniform topography.
This activity has three main disadvantages: (1) exposes creatures as their
‘home’ is destroyed, leaving them vulnerable. (2) it exposes the soil thus
increasing soil erosion, & (3) it leaves a human trace behind.
Many still don’t believe that it could cause harm for the material comes from
the land and seems perfectly attune with nature.
What is this activity, which you have also enjoyed while playing a particular
Indian outdoor game?
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Stone stacking
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While working on this project, the design directors wanted to
showcase the traditional Chinese culture. For this, they chose a
material which symbolized good luck and was also used widely in
decoration.
The idea was to add this material along with the already specified
specifications in the final design. It was liked by the committee but a
problem arose as the material chosen was very fragile and thus might
break easily, more so, when the people would bite it. To solve this
problem the material was cushioned with silicone gel and adhesives.
With this, the idea was selected and hence, it was the first time that a
secondary material was used for this.
What was the material?
What was the project? (be as specific as possible)
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Jade
2008 Beijing Olympics Medals
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These are the pictures from a LEGO Model of an important landmark in a
European capital city which is named after a naval battle won by the
country in the 19th century.
Name the landmark or the naval battle.
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Trafalgar Square
Battle of Trafalgar
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This Round contains 5
comic strips that are
set in Victorian era.
Each question worth
+5 points
Extra +5 for full house
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Which novelist is being talked about?
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Mary Shelley
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Fill in the blanks with the name of a
disease which was very much
misunderstood in that era.
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Hysteria
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In the victorian era, the freckles were
considered to be one of the _____’s
marks, which was a supposed mark
made to identify the ‘familiar’.
If any type of these marks were found on
the body the of a woman, she surely
won’t have a happy life, that is, if she was
allowed to live.
What was the mark supposed to
represent/prove?
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Devil’s mark
Or
Witch’s mark
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This jewelry made from X were a
prevalent practice in the Victorian era.
The inclusion of X made it more
personalized. Such mementos could not
only be a way to keep your family and
friends close, but also objects of
mourning. The mourning X jewelry
became especially common after the
death of Prince Albert when Queen
Victoria decided to wear a locket of this
type around her neck, thus popularizing
this way of showing love for the
deceased.
What was the special ingredient in
this jewelry?
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Hair
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Explain the top panel of the comic.
To avoid what unfortunate event
was the bell for?
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Safety coﬃns
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Marking Scheme as
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This symbol, which was released in a country a
few years back celebrates the 125th
anniversary
of a movement which was historic, not only for
the country but for the whole world.
The violet in the logo represents dignity and
self-respect, while the white ﬂower stands as a
symbol of this movement which people wore to
show their support to this movement. The loop
at the number 2 also represents an unfurling
plant, which is central to this country’s heritage.
Which country are we talking about?
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New Zealand
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It is a game with no rules and the players make diﬀerent rules as they go along.
Any rules can't be used twice and any plays made in one game may not be made
again in any future games. The only permanent rule is that players can't play it the
same way twice.
According to the creator of the game, all our games sooner or later will turn into X.
He had created this game because he became tired of organized sports. Although
the ﬁrst game was played when he failed to join the baseball team.
Some lines from the theme song by the creator (with his friend singing backup with
"Rumma-Tum-Tums"):
It's never the same! It's always bizarre!
You don't need a team or a referee!
You know that it's great, 'cause it's named after me!
Identify the game we are talking about?
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Calvinball
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This is a model of an engineering marvel that was constructed in 1997. It is a part of
series of engineering projects that are spread across the country, which are necessary
considering its geographical disadvantage.
These two parts are one of
the largest movable objects in
the world, although as of
present, only once they were
required to move, apart from
their yearly maintenance
checks.
In which country would you
ﬁnd this engineering
marvel?
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Netherlands
Maeslantkering
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In WWII, after cracking the Enigma, the British intelligence got to know that a certain
city was going to be bombed by an air raid by the Germans. This put the British
Intelligence agency in a ﬁx, they had to save the civilians but they also couldn’t
evacuate the city because that would send a signal to the Germans that the Enigma
had been cracked and the British wouldn’t want to lose out such a big advantage.
There has been a lot of speculations whether something like this actually happened or
not, but this seems to be the origin story of a certain term popular among intelligence
analysts. This term is used to refer to the dilemma of whether to take actions on the
information received, as it could potentially reveal what all they know.
This concept played a part in the movie “The Imitation Game” and also in “A Scandal in
Belgravia” episode of Sherlock series.
What is this alliterative term we are looking for, which contains the name of an
English city?
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Coventry Conundrum
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In 1990s, Pepsi came out with Crystal Pepsi, a non-caﬀeinated drink with
less sugar. Unlike the red-brown cola, these drinks were clear liquids,
riding on the idea that clear liquids were good for health.
The drink was an initial hit with record sales. Coca-Cola in an eﬀort to stop
it came up with a kamikaze plan and launched Tab Clear, a rival to Crystal
Pepsi.
The plan was successful, in under 6 months, both the drinks were out of
the market.
What was the advertising or marketing strategy that confused the
consumers which ultimately led to failure of both the products?
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Tab Clear was marketed as a diet drink
People assumed that since Tab Clear is a rival of
Crystal Pepsi, so Crystal Pepsi was also a diet drink
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These quotes by the people involved explain the reason behind the naming of
this recent documentary X:
“Phil always looked for a theme for every season, and given that it was the last year
we were gonna be together — management had already made that decision — in
typical Phil fashion, he had a name for it,”
“We’d arrived at the practice facility, it’s our ﬁrst oﬃcial meeting as a team,”
“Get the team handbook, laminated on the front page, X.”
“I talked to the players about particularly how important it was for us to really be
together in this last run that we were going to have,” Phil said. “So I called it X.”
What was X, which marked the end of a “dynasty?
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The Last Dance
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In 2017, Springer had released a scientiﬁc challenge as a part of its regular series. It was a
scientiﬁc riddle asking to explain why the variety of certain natural products found only in
this region could give XY its characteristic color.
The solution given, gave this reason (as explained further in simpler words):
The science behind this is that the primary substance added (which is added in all types of Y)
contains polyphenols which act as an acid-base indicator, turning yellow at acidic pH and red in
alkaline conditions. So, when baking soda is added to it, the solution turns basic, thus getting a
red color. The color then gets diluted in the later process, thus giving this item its characteristic
color.
It is believed that Y was brought to this region through the silk route, but the use of baking
soda in Y, may have come from the highlands of the east. Also, if that helps, it is salty in
taste, unlike the many types Y we are familiar with.
What are we describing thus?
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Noon chai / Kashmiri pink tea
(Pink Tea Challenge)
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These devices were a popular fad in the early
20th century before they faded out because of
health concerns.
The device was setup at speciﬁc stores where it
was generally used for children to check if the
chosen product suits the child well. Although
this product was used by everyone, children and
adults alike.
The device was around 4ft tall with an opening
(at the back side in the image). The middle
porthole was for the child and the other two on
each side for the parent and the salesman.
At what stores were they found?
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Shoe shops
used to check if the shoe fits the child using X-rays
Devices were called Shoe-fitting fluoroscopes or Foot-o-scope
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