The F.Y.

I Open
Winter ‘09
The Grand Slam of
Quizzing!
(Supposedly)
FINALS
Quizmasters:
Suraj
&
Brunzo
 Info
• There shall be 8 Rounds of Quizzing.
• Quizmasters will update you with the
rules at the beginning of every round.
• Tonight, quizmasters are always right
and we rule supreme.
• Have A Good One….
 Round I
Honour Thy Clock!
• Questions Pass clockwise
• Infinite Bounds.
• 10 on a direct, 10 on a pass.
• 6 Questions.
• Q1. What one word is common to both images?
• Q2. Artwork made using what?
 Q3. Because of size, it has been given a name
according to one of the orders of ten. The word
comes from small in Italian. What is it and what
has it been named?
Q4.
Pramod.C.Mitter is a crime detective. He has a
teenaged cousin Topshe, who helps him out always in
cases. They have a friend Lalmohan Babu, who is a
bumbling cheap thriller novel writer. These are the
characters of a certain famous detective story, first
published in the magazine Sandesh, which belonged
to the grandfather of the author of these stories.
These stories brought about a change in the sales of
the magazine, which was in sheer shatters! The
author of these stories is a renowned person, who in
his introduction, admits to being fascinated by
Holmes. The author was famous for a different thing
altogether. Who is the author?
Q5.
“Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur
adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt
ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim
veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris
nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute
irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse
cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur
sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa
qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.”

Where would you find this?

• Q6. Rah-Rah, Gho, Foustanella,
Cargo, Poodle, Prairie, Dirndl, Jeans
and Tiered are type of what?
 Round II
Dis-honour Thy Clock!
• Questions go counter clock-wise.
• Infinite Bounds.
• 10 on a direct, 10 on a pass.
• 6 Questions.
• Q1.
• Q3. The 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment's motto and
slogan was named after him.
• In 1940, the night before their first mass jump, U.S.
paratroopers at Fort Benning watched the 1939 film
_______, in which the actor playing ______ yells his name
as he leaps from a high cliff into a river, depicting a real-
life escape he successfully attempted in which he
jumped off Medicine Bluff at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, into the
Medicine Creek with his horse.
• Private Aubrey Eberhardt announced he would shout the
name when he jumped from the airplane to prove he
was not scared. The trend has since caught on
elsewhere, becoming widely associated with any sort of
high jump in popular culture. This unit was the first
parachute battalion of the United States Army. Fill in the
blank.
• Q4. Naughty from a small age, he was caught
checking out a lady’s assets during a recent
meet. ID this kid from an ad for Bonux Detergent
in 1967.
• Q5. 15 April 1912.
• 1,517 people dead. What event?
• Q6. Identify the singer and the
person who says “Thank you” in the
end.
 ROUND III
Theme-appa

• Questions go clockwise as per Infinite

Bounds.
• +10 if you answer correctly. No negatives
for the questions.
• All the questions have ONE common
theme. Theme can be guessed at 4
different stages.
• For the Theme:
• Stage 1: +40 or -20
• Stage 2: +30 or -15
• Stage 3: +20 or -10
• Stage 4: +10 (no negatives)
Q1. The Reims
Cathedral in the
Champagne region of
France can
accommodate upto
half a million tourists.
What style of
architecture is it built
in?
Q2.
This piece of work first appeared in Strand
Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902. There
have been about 24 film adaptations of this,
second highest after Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
The only Indian adaptation is the one below and
that also went on to become a smash hit. What
piece of work is this?
Q3. Around the 12th Century, disease-infected corpses
were flung into cities in an attempt to infect or
terrorize the people under siege—a medieval form of
biological warfare. This was achieved using the
earliest form of a Torsion Engine. The strobe picture
of one such device is given below. ID the device.
Theme is open!
@ Stake:

+40
or
-20
• Q4. This is a metal cover of the
composition of one of the finest
pieces of Baroque music. Identify the
original composer.
• Q5. It’s a form of Quartz and is most
commonly obtained in Black. One of
Satoshi Tajiri’s magical creatures
derives its name from these. What
are these?
• Q6. As I walked along, I saw Sony’s
JumboTron, went past the junction at
Canal Street, entered The Bronx.
After seeing Forty freaking theatres
along the single stretch, I went
“Mama Mia!” and dropped to the
ground. What am I describing?
Q2.
Theme is open!
The Lapith tribe of Thessaly were described as
@ Stake:
the inventors of horse-back riding by Greek
writers. The Thessalian tribes also claimed their
horse breeds were descended from the _______.
The Mitra-Varuna traces the origin of the ________
+30
back to the Indian Gandharvas.

or
-15
Q7.
The Lapith tribe of Thessaly were
described as the inventors of horse-back
riding by Greek writers. The Thessalian
tribes also claimed their horse breeds
were descended from the _______.
The Mitra-Varuna traces the origin of the
________ back to the Indian Gandharvas.
• Q8. The Piano is actually short for
piano_____ which literally means a
harpsichord with soft and loud sounds.
• _____ in French means strength. Thus it is
used in the English language as a
reference to a person’s skills/strong points.
• _____ also means the strong part of a
fencing blade.
• Q9.
• It is often claimed that Egyptians referred to it as
_______ which means"that which is of the Pharaoh”
apparently denoting that the Egyptian crown
owned a monopoly on ______ production. The Nile
banks were rich with the growth of these and they
were used as far back as the 3rd Millenium B.C. The
Egyptians continued to use this until the Arabs
replaced it with a cheaper substitute made from
wood, rags and grass.
Theme is open!
@ Stake:

+20
or
-10
Q10. ID tourist attraction
• Q11. Connect:
• Q12. This river is considered sacred.
It is the chief tributary of the Krishna
River. In the epic Ramayana, the
river was known by the name of
Pampa. It surrounds present day
Hampi and is famous for the row of
108 Shivalingas along its bank.
Which river?
Theme is open!
@ Stake:

+10
or
No Negatives
The Answer….
 FONTS IN MICROSOFT!
• Century Gothic
• Baskerville Old Face
• Trebuchet MS
• Vivaldi
• Onyx
• Broadway
• Centaur
• Forte
• Papyrus
• Arial
• मंगल
• ತುಂಗ
 ROUND IV
S.V.C
• Pics. One Theme. No points for ID.
• All clues are generic. Think out of the box.
• Points for Theme are indicated on the
slides itself.
• Constant negative of 10 points for a wrong
answer.
• Unlimited tries at the theme.
+25 or -10
+20 or -10
+18 or -10
+16 or -10
+14 or -10
+12 or -10
+10 or -10
 ROUND IV
L.V.C
• 20 Pics. One Theme. No points for ID.
• All clues are generic. Think out of the box.
• 4 X 4 sets. Points for Theme are as follows:
1. +40 / -20
2. +30 / -15
3. +20 / -10
4. +10 / No negatives

Do not shout theme out. Give us an “Oye!”. We’ll

come to you. Write the theme down. Thanks.
?
Theme Open
+40 / -20
Theme Open
+30 / -15
+
Theme Open
+20 / -10
 Theme Open
+10 / No Negatives
 ROUND V

ARMAGEDDON
 ARMAGEDDON
• Rules:
• This is a Written Round
• Toughest questions lie here.
• Points will be: 5 x (The Number of teams
that get the answer wrong)
• A chance to score 25 points on EACH
question.
• 6 Questions in all. 150 points @ stake.
• Q1.
• S for Stupendous!
• T for Tiger, ferocity of!
• U for Underwear, red!
• P for Power, incredible!
• E for Excellent physique!
• N for ...um... something... hm, well, I'll come back to that...
• D for Determination!
• U for... wait, how do you spell this? Is it "I"??

• Monologue of the alter ego of which fictional character?

 Q2. In Denmark it’s called slå katten af tønden("hit the cat
out of the barrel")

In South Indian villages, festivals feature a competition called

Uri adithal . Another similar tradition is associated with Lord
Krishna's childhood. A pot is filled with milk/treats/money and
hung in public squares or on streets on Krishna's birthday.
Youngsters climb on each others back to make a sort of human
ladder. The bugger on top breaks the pot. Money showers on
folks below.

In the Philippines, a clay pot or "palayok" is used for this.

Hence, the local name is "Paluan ng Palayok" or "Smash the
Clay Pot".

In Brazil, a big balloon is used to hold the contents.

In Japan, a similar game called suikawari is played where a

watermelon shell is used.

All these are variations of what Folk tradition?

Q3. This is the illustration of St. Thomas More’s De
optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula ______
published in 1516 where he describes the perfect
social, political and religious system of a particular
• Q4.
• The following is one of the descriptions of the characteristics of
certain warriors in the Old Norse literature, who were also called
werewolves. Many historians believe that this is where the myth of
werewolves started. They called the _________gang because of their
temper.
• “This fury, which was called ________gang, occurred not only in the
heat of battle, but also during laborious work. Men who were thus
seized performed things which otherwise seemed impossible for
human power.
• This condition is said to have begun with shivering, chattering of the
teeth, and chill in the body, and then the face swelled and changed
its colour. With this was connected a great hot-headedness, which
at last gave over into a great rage, under which they howled as wild
animals, bit the edge of their shields, and cut down everything they
met without discriminating between friend or foe. When this
condition ceased, a great dulling of the mind and feebleness
followed, which could last for one or several days."
• This gave rise to an English phrase. What phrase?
• Q5. Rudrapatnam Shamashastry used to
work at the Oriental Research Institute,
Mysore. In 1905, he found an old tattered
manuscript on top of a pile of books. This
discovery was and is considered a bigger
find than that of Prince by Machiavelli.
Thus, this humble bloke became all
famous. What did he find?
• Q6.
• The first usage of these was first confessed by
Guillaume Edelin. There are, however, prior records
of their usage, usually that had been first greased
with an ointment.
Anecdotally, the these served another purpose
during periods of persecution. Magic practitioners
would disguise their wands as these to avoid
suspicion. It is also a tradition that they have been
used by some as receptacles to harbor temporarily
a particular spirit. What?
 Round VI
A to Z
• Rules:
• This is a Written Round
• One BIG question has 10 blanks (A to
J)
• 5 points per answer.
• Bonus 10 for getting all right!
 A to Z
• Sappho was an Ancient poetess of ‘A’. Two adjectives in the
English language are drawn from her. One is Sapphic. The
other word, ‘B’ comes from her home island whose highest
peak is ‘C’.
• ‘C’ is called the ‘Throne of ‘D’’. The Indian equivalent of D is
‘E’ who is often seen seated on an ‘F’.
• ‘F’ is the Thai symbol of sanctity and royal power. The F
shares its name with something that the corporation ‘G’ owns.
G has a collaboration with Swedish company ‘H’.
• H in Latin means ‘I roll’ and it currently owns Nissan Diesel.
The cars section of H is owned by the motor company ‘I’
which owned racing team ‘J’ in F1. The scientific name of J is
Panthera onca!
 ROUND VII
TOPICATOR
• There are seven topics to choose from.
• Teams give topics to other teams. Pattern of
selection as announced by QMs.
• 4 Questions in each topic. +10 / -0 in Normal Mode.
• Overdrive(OD):
– You can choose OD after you are given a topic by you
opponent.
– In OD, the points are +20 / -10.
• Bonus +20 if you get all right!
 CHOOSE YOUR
DESTINY!!
GAMES
MOVIES LITERATURE & FOOD
SPORTS

SPORTS

HISTORY AND
MUSIC BIZARRE
MYTHOLOGY

The End
 FOOD
Q1. This delicacy is derived from the Italian
adulteration of the Persian word khaya meaning
“eggs”. Its most notable variety is the black
_____.The reason why it is so expensive is that the
source it comes from has been labeled
endangered as per the U.S. Endangered Species
Act. Several exotic varieties of this dish have
been banned for consumption due to ecological
concerns. What is this delicacy?
• Q2. Complete the analogy.
• Beef : Cow : : Venison : ________
Q3. The abuse of electronic messaging
systems to send unsolicited bulk
messages indiscriminately
=
Ham+water+sugar+salt+Sodium
Nitrite

What am I talking about?

Q4. It is a popular beverage in the Indian
subcontinent made primarily by mixing rose
syrup with vermicelli and tapioca seeds along
with either milk or water. It is a variant of the
Persian dessert of the same name. The difference
lies in the fact that the vermicelli used is often
made from arrowroot rather than wheat.
 MUSIC

• Q1.
A.R. Rahman composed the tune for this song
while on a tour in Toronto. Later, when he went
for the Hajj in Mecca, he was intrigued by a man
near a river who kept on saying “______” which
meant water in Arabic. Impressed by how Indian
the word sounded, he asked lyricist Gulzar to
incorporate the word into the tune. He also
personally trained Lebanese singer Maryem
Tollar to sing the song. Which song?
• Q2. Who would you associate with acts
like these?
• Q3. Identify the singer and give me claim to fame
of the song.
Q4.

+
 MOVIES
Q1.
• Q2.
• Born as Sunil, he was given his current name
by Sunil Dutt. He was given the name as he
shared the same name with the legendary
great. Sunil was famed to be seen along with
Kader Khan in over 100 movies. He was given
the Best Comedian Award (Filmfare) in 1995.
He has been nominated for the same category
since the start of his career in 1972. How do
we know him better?
 Q3.

This is 1988 fantasy comedy movie Who Framed Roger

Rabbit. Something that has never before happened in this
movie. It has never happened again either. What?
• Q4. The makers of the
movie indulged in
several marketing
strategies among which
were a competition to
find the host city and
the transformations of
the chain of stores 7-
Eleven and Burger King.
But what fascinated me
the most was the way
the Empire State
Building was lit up.
Which movie?
 HISTORY and MYTHOLOGY

Q1.

What is this?
• Q2. Statue of X modeled after statue
of Y. It was humoured that he
reached to the sky for clothing as he
is half clad. Give X and Y.
 Q3. They are believed to be the
greatest sailors to have ever touched
the seas. Infact, the 8th century
around the North Pole is named after
them. So is a sub-genre of Heavy
Metal!
They used the drakkars & knarrs for
trade. Who?
Q4. Gabriel was an angel close to
God. He was considered God’s
messenger. According to the Islamic
faith, he was the medium through
whom God revealed the Quran to
Prophet Muhammad. But after a
rebelion against god, Gabriel was
banished from heaven. How do we
know Gabriel better?
 BIZARRE
Q1.
This activity, which is unique to humans,
spreads the cytomaegalovirus. This virus is
present in a certain fluid. If the activity is
indulged in for about six months prior to
conception, the virus transfer from male to
female gives her time to build up immunity to it
and thus makes the offspring immune to it. This
increases chances of a healthier child.
 • Q2.

Observe carefully! She is ________, the No. 1 on FHM’s list

for what?(I strongly disagree with their judgment. I know a
better one.)
• Q3. Put Funda
• Q4. Complete the analogy.
• Cola Wars: Pepsi & Coke :: Pubic Wars: _______ &
_______.
 SPORTS
• Q1.

?
1956 1998/1999
• Q2. Much contrary to its name, it was invented in
Germany in 1893 under the name “Stern-Halma”,
as a variation on the older American game of
Halma.
• The German word Stern described the layout
required to play the game aptly. Its current name is
derived from 2 facts.
• 1. The region in which it gained popularity after the
Japanese introduced it there.
• 2. The resemblance in basic moves to another
popular game of the kind.
• What am I talking about?
Q3.
An epic battle between two tennis legends.
Played in 1973. Started off with Bobby Riggs
challenging ______ followed by a lot of
taunting. Finally a match was set up, Bobby
Riggs came out of retirement and went back
shame-faced losing 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. This match
was popularly called as ________.
• Q4. The USARPS League is the official ____ _____
______League of the United States. It is sponsored by
Bud Light. Matti Leshem is the co-commissioner. In
April 2006, the inaugural USARPS League
Championship was held in Las Vegas. Following
months of regional qualifying tournaments held across
the U.S, 257 players were flown to Las Vegas for a
single-elimination tournament where the winner
received $50,000.
 LITERATURE
Q1. What was the name of
Akbar’s autobiography?
Q2. This book went on to be adapted into the
Oscar winner for best picture, Best
Director(obviously) and Best Original Score. ID
Q3. X had to write the book Y thrice as prison gaurds
destroyed the first 2 copies. There has been much hum
drum about how true the content of Y is. Mumbai Mirror
even linked one of the lead characters to a taxi driver in
present day Mumbai. But X admitted that he wasn’t the
one.

The sequel to Y, “Mountain Shadow” is due in 2010. Many

actors tried for the offer to bag the film adaptation of Y.
This included Russel Crowe and Johnny Depp. But Depp
managed to strike the deal ultimately. The screenplay of Y
shall be written by X himself. ID both X and Y.
Q4. He won the Nobel in Literature in 1953
for “his mastery of historical and
biographical description as well as for
brilliant oratory in defending exalted
human values” .
He is best known for his impressionist
scenes of landscape, many of which were
painted while on holiday in the South of
France, Egypt or Morocco. His most
famous works include The Second World
War and A History of the English-Speaking
Peoples. Who?
 THE END
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