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BRAIN BATTLE- 2013 A OPEN TO ALL QUIZ BY NQCF CONDUCTED BY-BIBEK MOHANTO FIVE ROUNDS SEVEN TEAMS TOTAL 44 QUESTIONS

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  • 1. BRAIN BATTLE- 2013 A OPEN TO ALL QUIZ BY NQCF CONDUCTED BY-BIBEK MOHANTO FIVE ROUNDS SEVEN TEAMS TOTAL 44 QUESTIONS

2. ST 1ROUND 5 minimal movie posters (Holly & Bolly) Each question 5 marks No negative marking 3. 1. 4. 2. 5. 3. 6. 4. 7. 5. 8. CHAK DE INDIA 9. AVATAR 10. TWILIGHT : BREAKING DAWN 11. DA VINCHI CODE 12. SHOLAY 13. ND 2ROUND TOTAL 15 QESTIONS (CLOCKWISE) INFINITIVE BOUNCE POUNCE IS APPLICABLE EACH QUESTION 10 MARKS 14. 1. In a wellknown Hollywood movie two animal(x & y) was featured. But none knew the actual sound of roaring of these animals. So techniqual experts made a combinations of animal sounds for x including elephant trumpeting and bizarrely penguin mating .The y is a combo of walrus grunts and dolphin squeaks. Name these animals. 15. T-rex & velociraptor in Jurassic park 16. 2. Shigeru Miyamoto created this character. Thischaracter is the mascot of Nintendo company. He is a carpenter & his younger brother is a plumber. He has a pet ape named Kingkong and his girlfriends name is Pauline. And his main enemy is King Koopa. Name the character. 17. MARIO 18. 3.Solve the decode 19. Rajeev Hari Om Bhatia aka Akshay Kumar 20. 4. Michael L. Bush, Dennis Tompkins & x invented this. It have also a patent in US. The patent number isUS5255452.It is used for creating effects of anti-gravity illusion. Who is x & name the thing. 21. Michael Jackson & his patent moonwalk shoe 22. 5.Complete the blank 23. Mark Zuckerberg 24. 6. According to belief, Hiranyakashipus own son, Prahladawas a devotee of Vishnu. In spite of several threats from Hiranyakashipu, Prahalada continued offering prayers to Vishnu. Hiranyakashipu tried several times to kill his son but all of Hiranyakashipus attempts to his son failed. Finally he ordered young Prahlada to sit on a pyre in the lap of X, his demoness sister , who also could no die because she had a boon preventing her being burned by fire. When fire started X burned to death and Prahlada survived unharmed. This mythological incident encourage two customs in Hindu religion. Who is X & name the customs. 25. Holika & the customs are Holi & Holika dahan 26. 7.CONNECT 27. Double headed coin All moviefeatured double headed coin 28. 8. Name-X Weight-10,213 pounds Lenth-10.7 feet Diameter- 5 feet Colour-Black It was named after Sidney greenstreets Kasper Gutman character in Maltese Falcon & also its namewas inspired by British prime minister Uinston Churchill. What is X ? 29. Fatman Bomb 30. 9. The name of the man is x. While working as a salesman for the Crown Cork and Seal Company in the 1880 x saw bottle caps with cork seal he sold, thrown away after the bottle was opened. This him recognize the value in basing business on a use and throw product. Then idea of invention of something grew in his mind. When he shared his idea withtechnical experts, everybody said it was impossible to make this thing in such a small & thin size at a cheap price. But x kept on his research and he succeeded. Then he founded a company to sell y. In 1915 y sales exceeded 70 million units. When the US entered the World War 1, the company provided all American soldiers with a field y set, paid for by the government. Who is x & what is y? 31. King Kamp Gillette & his safety razor 32. 10.ID The Map 33. Journey of Tintin 34. 11.These two man has given the ironic voice of a iconic character Clarence Nash(1934-1985)Tony Anselmo(1985-present) 35. Donald Duck 36. 12. The original name of it was Samantik &another name is Madnayak. Posseion of it led to murder, torture, mutilation and treachery and stories of curse of it. It is described worth the value of one days food for all the people in the world. What is it? 37. Kohinoor 38. 13. In 1933 a test match was played between West Indies andEngland at Old Trafford, Manchester. Eliss Puss Achong, a player of non-cricket playing nations origin, was a left arm orthodox spinner, playing for west Indies at the time. According to folklore, Achong is said to have had Walter Robins stumped off a surprise delivery that spun into the right hander from outside the off stamp. As he walked back to the pavilion, Robins said to umpire, Fancy being done by a bloody______,leading to popularity of the term in England, and subsequently, in the rest of the world. Name the term. 39. Chinaman 40. 14. It is the one of the most successful cinema in Bollywoodhistory. This film was remade as a south Indian Tamil film entitled Nanban, in 2012. Following the success of this film in East Asian market such as China and Hongkong, the film star Stephen Chow (known for comedy films such as Shaolin Soccer & Kung Fu hustle) will be producing a Chinese remake of the film. The producer also announced that there are plans for a Hollywood remake and is in talk in three different American studios interested in remaking the film. The producer also revealed that there is an Italian film studio also interested in remaking the film. Name the cinema. 41. 3 idiots 42. SPACE JAM 43. rd 3 7 audio questions Each question 10marks Pounce is presentRound 44. th 4RoundLONG VISUAL CONNECT 45. 1. Right ans=+70,Wrong ans=-50 46. 2.Right ans=+60,Wrong ans=-45 47. 3.Right ans=+50,Wrong ans=-40 48. 4.Right ans=+40,Wrong ans=-35 49. 5.Right ans=+30,Wrong ans=-30 50. 6.Right ans=+20,Wrong ans=-20 51. 7.Right ans=+10,Wrong ans=-10 52. Answer All seven wonders of the world(modern) 53. th 5RoundTOTAL 10 QUESTIONS (ANTICLOCKWISE) INFINITIVE BOUNCE POUNCE IS APPLICABLE EACH QUESTION 10 MARKS 54. 1. PUT FANDA: Harry Potter=Hedwig Weasly Family=Errol Ron Weasley=Pig widgeon Percy Weasley=Hermes 55. Owls in Harry Potter Stories 56. 2. An American actor, William Gillettespecialized a thing in a character in 1913 and after this thing became synonyms of this character .But in the main stories this thing is not specifically mentioned. What am I talking about? 57. The Calabash Pipe In Sherlock Holmes 58. 3.Id the batsman 59. Usain Bolt 60. 4. CONNECT 61. Thomas Alfa Eddison 62. 5. It is made of a carbon fibre reinforcedpolymer which is a strong and light weight material used in making of sporting goods like helmets, baseball bats etc. It is developed by an engineer, Van Phillips. And now another company, Ossur manufactures this. What is this? 63. Running blades of Oscar Pistorius 64. 6.Map of What? 65. Malgudi 66. 7. In 1936 renowned American soda drink company Coca-Cola sponsored the Berlin Olympics also known as the Nazi Olympics. While Britain was at war with Germany the company continued to do businessbehind enemy lines and advertised beside Nazi regime. As America entered the World War ll , German Coca-Cola bottling plants could no longer get the sugar/syrup to make the drink so they invented another drink for Nazy public. What is the name of the drink? 67. Fanta 68. 8. He was born in Haryana in 1971. He is avery popular Indian and a successful businessman. He has created a business empire worth over 1100 crores in only 12 years. He also owns a island in Scotland and has own cadre. In 2006 he was invited by Kofi Annan to deliver a lecture on poverty allevation in United States Conference. Who is he? 69. Baba Ramdev 70. Haka 71. 10. The name of this actress is Caroline Cosey. She was a bond girl in the movie For Your Eyes Only. And she is unique from all other bond girls. What is her uniqueness? 72. She was born as a male but later he changed her sex & became female. She was only bondgirl who was actually male 73. THANK YOU