back to school finals - quizzing week 2016
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• 6 questions, one directed at each
team.
• Questions will pass clockwise.
• Flat scoring of 10 points. No
negatives.
• 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
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
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
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
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
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
• 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.
Earlier known as Relude, which very familiar
game developer started off in Finland?
Mikael Hed is the present CEO of this
company.
FINLAND
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
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
• 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.
ENGLISH
In which series would you find the following characters - Julian, Dick,
Anne, Georgina and their dog Timmy?
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?
GEOGRAPHY
Geographically, what is so special about
the countries Vatican City, Lesotho and
San Marino?
How do we better know Bharati Muni’s
book The Text of Dramaturgy which
codifies aspects of dance?
DANCE
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.
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?
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.
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