Prelims

25 Questions Starred Questions, tie breakers

1.
The Urdu writer Krishan Chander based the novel Jab Khet Jaage on a peasant rebellion that began in 1945. The novel inspired the Telugu film Maabhoomi, directed by Gautam Ghosh. By what name is this peasant movement commonly known?

Telangana Uprising

2. X?
X was the real hero and an Indian athlete who was seven times national steeplechase champion during the 1950s and represented India at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo. He gained notoriety as a Chambal Valley dacoit when he resorted to banditry after a land feud in his village. He was killed in October 1981 by police.

3. Advertiser?

4.
On an auspicious day in 1974, Dr. Raja Ramana, a scientist, using an ordinary landline phone from an arid village in North India called his superior, a VVIP, and said, Madam, Buddha has finally smiled. What is the significance of this message?

Pokhran Test

*5.
What name is shared by the legume scientifically classified as Vigna unguiculata unguiculata and a popular American musicgroup originally called Atban Klann?

*6.
Patients suffering from a rupture of the biceps tendon may develop a bulge in their arm. This is the retracted muscle bunched up in the arm, and is sometimes referred to as a _______Muscle in medical circles because the muscle is more pronounced than normal.

7.
The ______ fest is an annual bowling festival begun in 2002 in Louisville, Kentucky celebrating something that first appeared in 1998 but soon became a cult. The festivals main event is a night of unlimited bowling with various contests including Costume, Trivia, Hardest and Farthest Travelled contests. Jeff Bridges has been reported to have attend atleast one event. Which event is this?

The Lebowski Fest

*8.
The precise time of 53 seconds, 26 minutes after 9 AM on March 14, 2015 will be looked forward to by geeks all over the world. Why?

Pi day

9.
He is Sylvester da Cunha. Ad campaign started by him has entered the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest running campaign. What did he start?

Amul Girl

10.
The term X originates from boisterous fighters who carried a combination of the two weapons that make up the term X. X was a putdown, used to indicate a poor swordsman who covered his lack of skill with noise, bragging, and clamour. Novels, and then Hollywood, altered the word's connotation to make X mean a loud-mouthed but good braggart, and the hero of the plotline. We, of course, have 90s cricketing commentary to thank for the terms widespread use. What is X?

Swashbuckler

11. What am I talking about?

One of the inspirations for these is a 1973 novella by Larry Niven. This novella was one of a series, about the social consequences of inventing an instantaneous transfer booth that could take one anywhere on Earth in milliseconds. One unfortunate consequence of this booth was that whenever a newsworthy event was reported, thousands would flock to the scene creating disorder and confusion. The first of these occurred in 2003, when more than 100 people converged upon an expensive rug at the 9th floor of Macys at the urging of Harpers Magazine editor.

Flashmob

*12.
Which sports personality was named by his/her parents after a Japanese steak they saw on a restaurant menu?

Kobe Bryant

13.
X this", "hot as X", "mile high X", "X me", "too busy to X", "X football", "X fashion", "X fear", "X on the beach". These are messages or quotes used by the company X on their products. Name X .

14. Who is X?
Pashtun by ethnicity, X was orphaned during the Soviet Union's bombing of Afghanistan and sent to the Nasir Bagh refugee camp in Pakistan in 1984. Her village was attacked by Soviet helicopter gunships sometime in the early 1980s. The Soviet strike killed her parents forcing her, her siblings and grandmother to hike over the mountains to the Nasir Bagh refugee camp in neighboring Pakistan. She married in the late 1980s and returned to Afghanistan in 1992. X had three daughters: Robina, Zahida, and Alia. A fourth daughter died in infancy. X has expressed the hope that her girls will receive the education she was never able to complete.

Sharbat Gula The Afghan Girl

15.
Its colloquial names include "pinwheel of misfortune", "marble of doom", "spinning rainbow disk", "spinning wheel of death", "happy crazy ball", "spinning rainbow wheel of death", "twirl", "beach ball of death", "hypnowheel", "spinning pizza of death", "spinning pinwheel", "spinning rainbow of death", "rainbow ball of doom", "the beach ball of hell", "spinning beach ball of death", "pinwheel of death", and "spinning pinwheel of death. What is it?

Apple. Wait Cursor

16.
Hideous Zippleback, Gronckle, Deadly Nadder, The Terrible Terror, Monstrous Nightmare, ___________?

NightFury How to Train Your Dragon

17.
X is the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 40. X was derived from the Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol for water .Letters that arose from X include the Roman M and the Cyrillic letter M Y is the eighteenth letter of the Greek alphabet, and carries the 'S' sound. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 200. XY gives the name of a company. Which company am I talking about?

Mu Sigma

*18.
In earlier times, the Vatican appointed a person as the Devils Advocate who would give testimony against a person being considered for sainthood. The post being abolished in modern times. For the process for Mother Teresa, the Vatican called one of her most vocal critics to give testimony against her work. Who ?

Christopher Hitchens The Missionary Position

19. Significance?

New Rupee Symbol

*20. Employee names & corresponding work periods:

1924-1928 1928-1956 1934-1956 1956-1958 1957-present :Slats :Jackie :Tanner :George :Leo

What job?

MGM Lions

*21.
The X test is a psychological test in which subjects' perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analysed using psychological interpretation, complex algorithms, or both. X is also the name of one of the characters of DC Comics. X is?

*21.

Rorschach \m/

22.
Malayalam movie Bombay Mithai marked the debut of which Indian politician?

Amar Singh

23.
Dal lake of Srinagar became famous as the birthplace of houseboats when English resorted to living on the lake as then Maharaja of Kashmir denied them right to purchase land in Kashmir. Dal Lake was in news in 2003 for another achievement. What? HINT: Technology

*24.
Connect: Athena, Judith, Rachael and Argine.

25.
He is said to represent the modern Indian; he is an achiever with a positive attitude, a global citizen but justifiably proud of his nations ancient heritage, and a fierce competitor but with integrity and honesty. He is also a largehearted gentleman who loves making friends and enthusing people to come out and play. Who is he?

Shera CWG 2010 Mascot