Inhouse Quiz held in August 2011

1. IIM Indore Quiz Club
Presents
Interrobang?!
A quiz on anything
Rules:
and everything!
1. Teams of up to 3
members
2. Bring a pen.
3. No prior registration Details:
required. Date - 27th Aug
By
Abhishek Upadhya
Anup Jha
Rameen Khan
Abhishek Pai
Abhimanyu Malhotra

2. RULES
 Teams of up to 3 members.
 Use of mobile phones, and any other Internet connectivity devices
during the duration of this quiz, is strictly discouraged, at risk of
disqualification. So is collaborative efforts with people not belonging
to your team. 
 Top 6 teams qualify for the finals.
 Write your names and team names on the answer sheet.
 Starred questions will be used to arbitrate ties (more stars win): no. 5,
10, 15, 20, 25, 30. Mentioned on the slides. Please mark them on the
answer sheet.
 Quizmasters’ decisions are final.

3. QUESTIONS – CITATION
DISCLAIMER
 Most questions are ours. Some are not.
 Those that are not - have been ( to the best of our knowledge),
reproduced with permission.
 Prominent sources include KQA quizzes ( Thejaswi Udupa,
Kaustubha, Navin) and RV Quizcorp quizzes ( Sneha, Soda et al ).
 These questions have been used for the purposes of an inhouse quiz
only.
 In case your question has figured in our quiz, we sincerely thank you
for your help. We definitely loved the idea/framing/funda behind it.

4. 1.
 Sometimes a person is humorously said to suffer
from RAS syndrome. Usage commentators consider
them as poor style and an error to be avoided in
writing, though they are common in speech. The term
RAS syndrome is itself intentionally „R and thus is an
example of self-referential humour.
Eg. ATM Machine, PIN number, HIV Virus

What is RAS Syndrome?

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6. 1.
 Redundant Acronym Syndrome

7. 2.
 Identify the significance of the map that follows in
the next slide.
• Legend: Top colour is the highest value, bottom is
the lowest.
• Look at the timeline, and the colours of certain
countries.

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10. 2.
 Recently revised standard & poor's credit ratings...
If you see, USA has been downgraded from AAA to
AA+

11. 3.
 The rediscovered recipe includes extract of coca
leaves, caffeine, plenty of sugar (it specifies 30
unidentified units thought to be pounds), lime juice,
vanilla and caramel. Into that syrup, the all-important
______ flavourings are added: alcohol and six oils –
orange, lemon, nutmeg, coriander, neroli and
cinnamon.
Recipe for what? What has been blanked out?

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13. 3.
 Coke‟s secret formula.
 Merchandise 7x flavourings

14. 4.
 Bollywood popculture
 When W was contacted to comment on a recent
widespread rumour, she said, “I am NOT yet ready to
make a wedding album; I am busy making dirty
pictures at the moment."
W? This is a tribute to which yesteryear heartthrob?

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16. 4.
 W - Vidya Balan.
Her new film „Dirty Pictures‟ is a
tribute to Silk Smitha 

17. 5*.
Give funda for these series of images. What is
happening?

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19. 5*.
Aus vs NZ first T20, McGrath got a red card for
attempting to bowl underarm.
Remembering Trevor Chappell‟s 1981 infamous
underam bowling incident.

20. 6.
D.Udaya Kumar pursued his doctoral studies at
IDC,IIT Bombay(2010). Udaya received his
master’s degree, M.Des in Visual
Communication from IDC, IIT Bombay(2003)
and bachelor’s degree in architecture, B.Arch
from the School of Architecture and
Planning(SAP) at Anna University,
Chennai(2001).
His areas of interest include graphic design,
typography, type design and design research
with special focus on Tamil typography.
What is his claim to fame ?

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23. 6.

24. 7.
 The book “Wide Angle – Candid moments from
my playing days” is a coffee table book illustrating the
author‟s passions of photography and wildlife.
Chapters include Formative days, the big league,
land of isles, African adventure, wildlife passion etc.
Who wrote this book?
Clue: The question has been selectively underlined for
emphasis.

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26. 7.

27. 8.
X is a game of probability. The American version
has a success probability of 1/38 for a bet that
is placed on 1 field.
The European version has a success probability
of 1/37. However another "variant” of this game
ensures a much higher “success rate” with the
probability of it being 1/6.
Give me the game and the variant. (1 point each)
 An epic scene from Sholay is a clue 

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29. 8.
 Roulette. Russian Roulette. “Teeno Bach Gaye”
scene.

30. 8.

31. 9.
 Which enterprise/online store?
It is a Bangalore-based online retail store and
has been repeatedly referred to as “India’s
answer to _______.”
Two IIT Delhi graduates - Binny Bansal and
Sachin Bansal, started this enterprise in 2007.
“We noticed that most online e-commerce
players in India didn’t get even the basics right.
Our customers can trust us. We provide them
satisfaction and unmatched usability”, says
Binny.

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33. 9.

34. 10*.
This chap's thoughts on the dating scene in Social
Networking sites, and why they would not be interesting
for investors.
Paraphrased :
" With a dating site, there are two possibilities. The user
gets a date, and stops visiting our site. Or the user doesn't
get a date, gets disappointed, and stops visiting our site.
Either way the user-engagement stops."
" But with X, we're assured that the user will continue to
use our site, even after receiving initial benefits, since it
has a valid use for many years, and will remaining as
valuable background information about the person".
X?

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36. 10*.
Reid Hoffman talking about LinkedIn

37.  Whose ad is this? [ we‟ve blanked out only the
11. square ]

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39. WWF, World Wildlife Federation‟s ad.
11. Based on the MGM logo with the lion.

40. 12.
 Sitter !
 What did he invent?

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42. 12.
 Post-It Notes‟ co-creator – Arthur Fry

43. 13.
 What does this
xkcd comic strip
talk about?
 Or ,
Fill in the blanks 

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45. 13.
 Roadrunner.

46. 14.
 What is the subject matter of the Indian comic strip
shown in the next slide?

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49. 14.
 Savita Bhabhi.

50. 15*.
Ok, slightly shady question. Excuse in advance

In the first week of February 2009, Nisha Susan,
a journalist working for Tehelka magazine
started a Facebook group in protest to
something that happened in the state. What
happened over the next week became an
unprecedented movement, one of the most
effective nonviolent movements in contemporary
India. “Let’s give them some Love” one message
said. What was this campaign?

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52. 15*.
The Pink Chaddi Campaign.

53. 16.
 It‟s been said that X was named after a room at CERN (if you
read about Tim Berners-Lee, you‟ll know that that‟s where the
web began) where the original web servers were located.
However, Tom S. tells us:
 “Having visited CERN myself, I can tell you that Room X is not
on the fourth floor – the CERN office numbering system doesn‟t
work like that – the first digit usually refers to the *building*
number (ie. building 4), and the second two to the office number.
But, strangely, there is no room “__″ in building “4″, the offices
start at “410″ and work upwards – don‟t ask me why.
 Sorry to disappoint you all, but there is no Room X in CERN –
it simply doesn‟t exist, and certainly hasn‟t been preserved as
“the place where the web began”. In fact, there *is* a display
about this, including a model of the first NeXT server, but the
whole “Room X″ thing is just a myth.”
 X?

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55. 16.
Room 404.
404 is a HTTP error to indicate that a page could
not be found

56. 17.
 Leonardo Pisa published a book Liber Abaci (Book
of calculation) in 1202. Part of the book was
dedicated to Understanding Indian numerals, but part
of it was a textbook of word problems and solutions.
 One of the problems, rephrased a bit, was “How
many pairs of rabbits can be produced in a year from
a single pair if each pair produces a new pair every
month, each new pair reproduces starting at the age
of one month, and rabbits never die”. What did this
question give rise to?

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58. 17.
The Fibonacci series. Leonardo Pisa was Fibonacci‟s
real name.

59. 18.
 This terms has its origins in prison lingo of the
1800s. During the American civil war prisons used to
have lines marking a boundary. Prisoners were
warned that prison guards watching the boundary
would shoot dead anyone who would cross. What
dreaded term?

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61. 18
 Deadline 

62. 19.
 This fish has a particularly romantic common-name.
Stare at its pretty face, and identify the same.


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64. 19
 Kissing Gouramis / Kissing Fish / Kissers

65. 20*.
Mandatory Indore Question
X (15 May 1923 – 29 July 2003) is the screen name of an
Indian movie comedian, who acted in over 300 movies. He
was born as Badruddin Jamaluddin Kazi in Indore, the
son of a mill worker.
While issuing tickets as a B.E.S.T. bus conductor,
Badruddin used to entertain passengers aboard with
some antics.
These antics caught the attention of actor and script-
writer Balraj Sahni, and he introduced Badruddin to Guru
Dutt as a candidate for the role of a comedian.
Badruddin's screen test consisted of acting as a drunk,
and he did it so well that Guru Dutt gave him the screen
name, “X", after the famous Scotch whisky brand.
X?

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67. 20*.
Johnny Walker. Audience Question. Id the chick

68. 21.
 In his native Northern Ireland, the admiration for
him is summed up by the local saying:
 Maradona Good
 Pele Better
 ______ _______?

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70. 21.
 George Best

71. 22.
 This is Pink Floyd‟s song “ Keep Talking” playing.
Which famous scientist‟s words can you hear in the
beginning?
 “ For millions of years mankind lived just like the
animals
Then something happened which unleashed the
power of our imagination.
We learned to talk “

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73. 22.
 Stephen Hawking

74. 23.
 Edward Teach was born in Bristol in 1688. He set
up his practice at Ocracoke, North Carolina in 1717.
He was soon acknowledged to be among the fiercest
_______ of the time, notorious for his cruelty and
great physical strength. He was said to have a
terrifying appearance with an above average height
and a long beard, tied in thick clumps of black
ribbons.
 He generally wore a holster over his shoulders
carrying three braces of pistols and swinging his
cutlass by the side. His reign of terror finally came to
an end in 1718 at the hands of Lieutenant Robert
Maynard.
 Give me the more famous name of Edward Teach

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76. 23.
 BLACKBEARD, widely regarded as the fiercest
pirate of all time

77. 24.
 Whose childhood image?

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79. 24.
 Rahul Dravid, standing beside a Wall 

80. 25*.
 Collaboration by whom and on which work, is
depicted in this fan art shown below?

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82. 25*
Neil Gaiman, and Terry Pratchett – Good Omens

83. MINIMALIST POSTER ROUND
 Question no.26 to 30 are Minimalist posters.
 These are fan drawn / photoshopped images of popular Hollywood
Movies.
 Some key characteristics ( often only one) of the movie is depicted
here.
 Guess the name for a point each. 30th question is starred.

84. EXAMPLE.

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86. EXAMPLE.
 The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

87. 26.

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89. 26.
 Four Weddings and a Funeral

90. 27.

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92. 27.
 Reservoir Dogs

93. 28.

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95. 28.
 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
 Ninja Turtles was considered for points.
 Mutant Ninjas was not 

96. 29.
 Click on the button.

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98. 29.
 Blood Diamond

99. 30*.

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101. 30*.
 Coffee & Cigarettes

102. THANK YOU!
Please stay back for the Finals.