BVCOE Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Rotating Shield Quiz Finals done by Karthikeya Ramesh. 2010

2. DD . The Doordarshan mascot for high-definition broadcast of the Commonwealth Games.

4. The currency note of the Free India Govt set up by the Indian National Army.

7. Inspired by what?

25. X is an ancient Greek word that is used to denote places where musical competitions, plays etc were held. It became the name of the first recreational outlet opened by Y in Brierley Hills in 1928. Later, it expanded into a chain of outlets all over the UK, in time becoming the largest of its kind in Europe. It is today owned by Terra Firma Capital Partners Ltd. At the time, Y’s publicists claimed that the word X as used by them had a different meaning, and was an acronym for the theme of the chain. Give X and the new full form of the term.

64. This company was started in 1947 in an old mill in Amalner, Maharashtra. It was originally a consumer goods company, but has since diversified into other products as well. Today, they own brands such as Santoor Talc, Sanjivani Honey and Sunflower Vanaspati. Name the company.

66. X is a stock character of mime and commedia dell'arte. X is physically nimble but has little or no intelligence. He is typically cast as the servant of a young man in love, who acts to the detriment of his master’s plans. X’s love interest is Columbine, for whose attentions he must compete with Pierrot. He is shown wearing a motley costume of clothes of different colours. In some versions though, he is shown as a servant of the devil as well.

68. X in his lifetime wrote only two science fiction short stories, With The Night Mail and As Easy As ABC. In both he envisages the setting up of a fictitious organisation called the Aerial Board of Control to regulate air travel globally, and also the setting up of a world govt to control this traffic. X is a famous author, though not for this genre. Who is X?

70. A first of its kind. What, where, why?

72. She was of the Titans. The first great spouse of Zeus, and the mother of Athena. Known as the goddess of wisdom and deep thought, she was predicted to bear two children, one of whom was a son who would eventually overthrow Zeus himself. To prevent this eventuality, Zeus turned her into a fly and swallowed her. Who?

74. Identify him.

77. This company believes in 'Celebrating Life'. In 1989 it launched a product X that captures the imagination of children and established a large market share. Today the company's website describes it as something zingy that's fun to have, any time of the day.

79. In 1980, the band Eagles broke up. At that time, Don Henley commented that the band would play together again "when __________” (3 words). When the band reunited in 1994, their comeback album was titled with the same words. What were they?

81. This 1974 thriller novel, written by Frederick Forsyth, draws its title from a phrase mentioned in a famous play by Shakespeare. The book chronicles a group of mercenary soldiers planning and carrying out an attack on a fictitious West African country. The plot of the book is said to have inspired actual coup attempts in African countries – most recently one in Equatorial Guinea in 2004! The title of the book was also later the title of a Pink Floyd song in their 1987 album A Momentary Lapse Of Reason , where they mocked politicians and secret armies destabilizing small countries for personal profit, much the same way Forsyth did in his book. Name the book.

83. Q : Identify. And explain the second pic.

85. The tale of Krishna and Sudama is well known. In which guru’s ashram did they study in their childhood?

87. He is the only player to have participated in both his country’s first and hundredth test matches. Later the chief of his country’s cricket board. Who?