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• 6 questions, one directed at each

team.

• Questions will pass clockwise.

• Flat scoring of 10 points. No

negatives.

Who was the director of dance at the CWG

Delhi?

Q1

Shaimak Dawar

A1

The 77 km long river Mandovi is described as

the life of which Indian state?

Q2

Goa

A2

In WagonR, what does R stand for?

Q3

Recreation

A3

Which Japanese video game company is

behind the Vide game franchise Mario?

Q4

Nintendo

A4

The Analytical Engine and Difference Engine

are inventions of which computer pioneer?

Q5

Charles Babbage

A5

Identify the missing Maniac on the bottom

right.

Q6

Tom Morvolo Riddle

A6

• 6 questions, one directed at each

team.

• Questions will pass anticlockwise.

• Flat scoring of 10 points. No

negatives.

The first of these were installed outside

the British Houses of Parliament in

London in Bridge Street, Great George

Street and Parliament Street and was

promoted by the railway engineer J. P.

Knight and constructed by the railway

signal engineers. What am I talking

about?

Q1

Traffic Lights

A1

The banking conglomerate Wells Fargo

installed an automatic teller machine (ATM)

back in 1998 at McMurdo Station. Due to it’s

location, the ATM can serve population ranges

from 250 to more than 1000 people. Where

exactly is this lonely ATM?

Q2

Antarctica

A2

X is a French, privately held cosmetics

company owned by Alain and Gerard

Wertheimer, grandsons Pierre Wertheimer,

who was an earlier business partner of the

iconic person after whom the company is

named. Which company?

Q3

Chanel

A3

X is a person in India, most commonly

in Mumbai, who is part of a delivery

system predominantly using bicycles and

the railway trains. Over 100,000 people are

served by this service daily. Who is X and what

is the service?

Q4

Dabbawalahs, Delivering lunchboxes.

A4

The market's history dates to the founding of

the capital city of Shahjahanabad when Shah

Jahan established the Red Fort on the banks

of the Yamuna River beside his new capital.

Which iconic Delhi Market?

Q5

Chandani Chowk

A5

X is a Spanish farewell that can be literally

translated as "Until the (next) sighting" and

means "See you later" and "Goodbye". It is

famous for having been used by Arnold Alois

in a famous movie subtitled Judgement Day.

What is X?

Q6

Hasta la Vista

A6

• Each team will choose a country of their

choice; the last team will also have two

choices.

• Questions will pass clockwise.

• Flat scoring of 10 points. No negatives.

NEXT ROUND

INDIA

JAPAN

FRANCE NEW ZEALAND

UAE CHINA

FINLAND

Ringing Bells recently announced this

controversial mobile phone in India. ID.

INDIA

Freedom 251

BACK

Earlier known as Relude, which very familiar

game developer started off in Finland?

Mikael Hed is the present CEO of this

company.

FINLAND

Rovio

BACK

Located on the boulevard of

Promenade de la Croisette, the first

Palais des Festivals et des Congrès was

a built in 1949. What was the reason

why this building was built?

FRANCE

Cannes Film Festival

BACK

NEW ZEALAND

Which Black Cap is known as “Two

Toed” and for what reason?

BACK

Martin Guptill; he has only two toes on

his left foot.

X is a flag carrier and the second-

largest airline of the United Arab

Emirates. It’s head office is in Khalifa

City, Abu Dhabi. X commenced

operations in November 2003. Identify

X.

UAE

Etihad Airways

BACK

The life of which Japanese

multinational company began with this

rice cooker?

JAPAN

Sony

BACK

This is Mitu. Which company is he the

mascot of?

CHINA

Xiaomi

BACK

• Each team will choose a subject of their

choice; the last team will also have two

choices.

• Questions will pass anticlockwise.

• Flat scoring of 10 points. No negatives.

NEXT ROUND

MON TUE WED THURS FRI

ENGLISH GEOGRAPHY

HISTORY MATHS

PT PHYSICS DANCE

ENGLISH

In which series would you find the following characters - Julian, Dick,

Anne, Georgina and their dog Timmy?

Famous Five

BACK

HISTORY

After the discovery of India by the

Portugese, X was given the title of

Count of Vidiguiera. In the

Portugese government, he was

also made Viceroy of India in 1524.

Who is this very iconic person?

D. Vasco Da Gama

BACK

GEOGRAPHY

Geographically, what is so special about

the countries Vatican City, Lesotho and

San Marino?

BACK

All their external borders are via a

single country, i.e. surrounded by a

single country

PT

This Google Doodle celebrates the 120th anniversary of what?

The First Modern Olympic Game

BACK

How do we better know Bharati Muni’s

book The Text of Dramaturgy which

codifies aspects of dance?

DANCE

Natyashastra

BACK

PHYSICS

What is the significance of this tree? In

which country is it located?

BACK

This was the tree under which Newton

was sitting when an apple fell on his

head; England.

MATHS

Which mathematical limit / concept is

denoted by the lemniscate?

BACK

4 questions open to all teams based onmiscellaneous topics. The topic will b shown

before you wager your points.

Teams will choose to play the question for anynumber of points between 10 and 100

The points wagered will be added to your score ifthe answer is correct or subtracted from your

score if the answer is incorrect.

SPORTS

Q1

X is a sports company which manufactures

inflatable balls, skates, dumbbells, skipping

ropes and other types of sports equipment. It is

known to children (especially boys) for

something that they would’ve seen while

playing one of India’s favorite sports. What

company and what is being talked about?

BOLLYWOOD

Identify this young wonder. Please don’t

answer Munni.

Q2

Harshali Malhotra

HERITAGE

Q3

X is a popular tourist monument in Vavathurai,

Kanyakumari. The memorial stands on one of

two rocks located about 500m east off

mainland of Vavathurai, India's southernmost

tip. It was built in 1970 in honour of Y who is

said to have attained enlightenment on the

rock. According to local legends, it was on this

rock that Goddess Kumari performed austerity.

Identify X and Y.

Vivekananda Rock Memorial

LITERATURE

X, a famous English author was born in

Bombay in 1915. Y, a famous tiger reserve of

Madhya Pradesh is said to have been X’s

inspiration to write Z, his bestseller. X was

awarded the Nobel prize in literature at the

age of 41. Z was published in 1893-94 and had

been now adapted in many movies.

Identify X,Y and Z.

Q4

TIE BREAKER