Chakravyuh

20th September 2014

Quizmaster – Rohan Danait

Acknowledgements

• Vasudha Landmarks for sponsoring the

event

• Suraj Menon and Ranajeet Menon Soman

for moderating the quiz

• College of Engineering Pune, for giving me

a chance to host this event

• Boat Club Quiz Club, for their valuable

support over the years

Overview

• One of the largest and oldest Open quizzes in Pune

• Approximately 300 teams participating every year

• Topics covered – Life, Universe and Everything

• 30 question written Elims

• Top 6 teams make it to the Finals

• Prizes for the top 3 teams

Elims

House Rules

30 questions

45 minutes to answer 30 questions

Star marked questions will resolve tie-breaks

No negatives, so take your best guess!

Any team using electronic devices during the

quiz will be disqualified

Decision of the quizmaster will be final and

binding

Q1

X is an Indian political commentator and analyst who

currently serves as Director for Geo-Economics and

Strategy at the International Institute of Strategic Studies.

Previously he had served as associate editor at The

Economic Times and The Times of India, and then chief

editor at The Financial Express. He quit this job to

undertake a role in which he served from May 2004 until

August 2008.

In April 2014, he published his book, based on his

experiences in this role, amidst huge controversy. Identify

the author and the book.

Q2

It is the last version in a series of three. The

first one is titled "Freedom Is In Peril. Defend It

With All Your Might." while the second one is

called "Your Courage, Your Cheerfulness, Your

Resolution Will Bring Us Victory". What is the

last one titled?

Q3

Ashley Westwood is a former defender and a

graduate of the Manchester United Academy

who played for several clubs in the second and

third tier of English football. After retiring in

2012, he worked as first team coach at

Blackpool and Blackburn Rovers for a short

period of time. He was subsequently appointed

as the head coach of a team in July 2013 and

was successful in leading them to their first

ever league title. Which team?

Q4

Made between the years 1250 and 1500,

nearly half are still at Rano Raraku, the main

site, but hundreds were transported from there

and set on stone platforms called "ahus". The

tallest of these is Paro, almost 10 metres high.

What am I talking about?

Q5*

X, or 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid, is an organic

acid widely distributed in animal tissues. It is a

major constituent of bile and can be found in

the large intestine. It is named after the Latin

word for bull or ox, as it was first isolated from

ox bile in 1827 by German scientists Friedrich

Tiedemann and Leopold Gmelin. X is the major

ingredient of Y, a product whose name is

closely associated with the etymological roots

of X. Identify X and Y.

Q6

Referring to what did John Adams complain to

his wife Abigail that, "My country has in its

wisdom contrived for me the most insignificant

office that ever the invention of man contrived

or his imagination conceived."?

Q7

These are the first few ventures of which

business magnate?

1966 - Launched a magazine named Student

1970 - Started selling records by mail-order

1971 - Opened first record shop on Oxford

Street

1972 - Opened a recording studio

1973 - Launched record label

Q8

As a part of the annual Development Reports of the United Nations Development Programme, Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq wanted "to shift the focus of development economics from national income accounting to people-centered policies". He was sure that a simple composite measure was needed in order to convince the public, academics, and policy-makers that they should evaluate development not only by economic advances but also improvements in human well-being. What was the result?

Q9

In March 2013, 22 "pieces of art" were

presented in an exhibit entitled #SVAES (The

Shortest Video Art Ever Sold) at the Moving

Image art fair in New York City. Copies of the

videos were available to purchase on thumb

drives for US$200 each. Angela Washko's work

was sold to collector Myriam Vanneschi during

the event, marking it the first ever sale of this

type of art. What type of "art"?

Q10*

The name for which place in Maharashtra

comes from the Marathi word Sasashti which

means "sixty-six", referring to the original "sixty-

six villages" located here?

Q11

Khushwant Singh was awarded the Padma

Bhushan in 1974 for service to his country.

When and in protest of what did he return the

award?

Q12

Gerard Adriaan ________ decided to purchase 'Den Hoyberg' (the haystack), a manufacturing plant for a certain product. Here he started his own version of the product with an emphasis on quality that was soon rewarded with his product winning important international prizes. ________ was the first brand of its kind to have a dedicated laboratory for quality control. He recruited a pupil of Louis Pasteur to head this laboratory, who isolated a yeast strain of superior quality, now known as the ________ A-yeast, which is still a key ingredient of the product. Which brand?

Q13

This industrialist started working in Automobile Products of India and later became the Director of the Indian Aluminium Company at a young age. He was instrumental in founding the Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation (SPIC) and served as the chairman till his death. He was the Mayor of Madras in 1955. He was the president of the Southern Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 1951 to 1957. He later became the Vice President of BCCI and assumed several posts in the next twenty five years. He was the head of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) for 32 years. Who?

Q14

Lyrics of the song "Satellite 15...The Final

Frontier" by the band Iron Maiden:

"I'm stranded in space, I'm lost without trace

I haven't a chance of getting away

Too close to the sun, I surely will burn

Like ______ before me or so legend goes"

Fill in the blank with the name of a mythological

figure.

Q15*

There are 17 of these, most of them

established in the 17th-19th century period.

However, the oldest one was established as

early as the 5th century by Rashtrakuta kings.

The last 2 of these were established by the

British administration in the 19th century. 7 of

these form a sub-group based on their names.

What am I talking about?

Q16

In 1924, X started his company near Stuttgart but

was soon forced into bankruptcy. He then became

a member of the NAZI party and a sponsoring

member of the SS. With their help, his economic

situation improved. X got a contract to make the

Hitler Youth, storm trooper and SS uniforms. Post

WW II, he was stripped of his voting rights, his

capacity to run a business, and fined "a very heavy

penalty" of 100,000 Deutschmarks. He died in

1948, but his business survived and is now one of

the leading brands in its field. X?

Q17

"Home Taping Is Killing Music" was the slogan of a

1980s anti-copyright infringement campaign by the

British Phonographic Industry. With the rise in

popularity of cassette recorders, the BPI feared

that people being able to record music from the

radio onto cassettes would cause a decline in

record sales. The logo for this campaign,

consisting of a Jolly Roger formed from the

silhouette of a Compact Cassette, also included

the words And It's Illegal. Where is this logo more

famously seen nowadays?

Q18

X was an explorer and navigator who

discovered a bay, a river and a strait, all of

which are named after him. A town lying on the

banks of the river is also named after him, as is

a county in the neighboring region. On his last

expedition, most of his crew mutinied and cast

him, his son and 7 others adrift, never to be

seen again. X?

Q19

Logorama is a 16-minute French animated film told entirely through the use of more than 2,500 contemporary and historical logos and mascots. The film won the Prix Kodak at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 82nd Academy Awards. The logos and mascots represent characters, props, locations, vehicles, and other content. For example, Ronald McDonald is depicted as the villain, and two Michelin Men are depicted as protagonist cops. Few of the logos are fictional, the first of which is Slurm, a soft drink featured in which TV series?

Q20*

Who signs of all his tweets on his official Twitter

account with the personalised emoticon iiii]; )'?

Q21

This media franchise began with a 1963 French

novel by author Pierre Boulle named X which

was adapted into a feature film of the same

name in 1968. Four sequels followed between

1970 and 1973 named Beneath the X, Escape

from the X, Conquest of the X, and Battle for

the X. In 2001, a remake of the original 1968

film was released. The series was then

rebooted in 2011 with 2 films of the new reboot

already released. X? (X is not one word)

Q22

A pole of inaccessibility refers to the most distant

point from the coastline. The oceanic pole of

inaccessibility (48°52.6′S 123°23.6′W) is the place

in the ocean that is farthest from land. It lies in the

South Pacific Ocean, 2,688 km from the nearest

lands. This location is also referred to as "Point X",

a reference to the fictional character of the same

name whose hideout and home harbor of his ship

is close to this point. On Google Earth, a circle with

the text "X" printed next to it can be seen at this

point. Identify X.

Q23

The title of this book derives from Homer's The

Odyssey, wherein Agamemnon speaks to

Odysseus: "__ _ ___ _____, the woman with

the dog's eyes would not close my eyes as I

descended into Hades." The author said that he

wrote the novel from midnight to 4:00 AM over

the course of six weeks while working at a

power plant. It was made into a film in 2013 by

James Franco. Which book?

Q24

Whose erstwhile residence?

Q25

What is the song "Jiggery Pokery" by a pop

group called The Duckworth Lewis Method

about?

Q26

Which current MoP in the Lok Sabha, elected

from the Kendrapara constituency, has this

image as his profile picture on Twitter?

Q27 This photo along with the caption "We're

praying for the souls of our ancestors." was the

first of its kind to be taken in India, although

many followed soon enough. What am I talking

about?

Q28

Club Deportivo ____ _________ is a football

club based in Beunos Aires and was formed in

October 2013. Who is it named after?

Q29

A snapshot from the comic Super_____

featuring _____. Fill in the blank. (both blanks

are the same)

Q30

Fill in the two blanks.

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Q1

X is an Indian political commentator and analyst who

currently serves as Director for Geo-Economics and

Strategy at the International Institute of Strategic Studies.

Previously he had served as associate editor at The

Economic Times and The Times of India, and then chief

editor at The Financial Express. He quit this job to

undertake a role in which he served from May 2004 until

August 2008.

In April 2014, he published his book, based on his

experiences in this role, amidst huge controversy. Identify

the author and the book.

Answer

Sanjaya Baru, The Accidental Prime Minister

Q2

It is the last version in a series of three. The

first one is titled "Freedom Is In Peril. Defend It

With All Your Might." while the second one is

called "Your Courage, Your Cheerfulness, Your

Resolution Will Bring Us Victory". What is the

last one titled?

Answer

The “Keep Calm and Carry On” poster

Q3

Ashley Westwood is a former defender and a

graduate of the Manchester United Academy

who played for several clubs in the second and

third tier of English football. After retiring in

2012, he worked as first team coach at

Blackpool and Blackburn Rovers for a short

period of time. He was subsequently appointed

as the head coach of a team in July 2013 and

was successful in leading them to their first

ever league title. Which team?

Answer

Bengaluru FC

Q4

Made between the years 1250 and 1500,

nearly half are still at Rano Raraku, the main

site, but hundreds were transported from there

and set on stone platforms called "ahus". The

tallest of these is Paro, almost 10 metres high.

What am I talking about?

Answer

Maoi statues/Easter island heads

Q5*

X, or 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid, is an organic

acid widely distributed in animal tissues. It is a

major constituent of bile and can be found in

the large intestine. It is named after the Latin

word for bull or ox, as it was first isolated from

ox bile in 1827 by German scientists Friedrich

Tiedemann and Leopold Gmelin. X is the major

ingredient of Y, a product whose name is

closely associated with the etymological roots

of X. Identify X and Y.

Answer

X: Taurine Y: Red Bull

Q6

Referring to what did John Adams complain to

his wife Abigail that, "My country has in its

wisdom contrived for me the most insignificant

office that ever the invention of man contrived

or his imagination conceived."?

Answer

To the post of Vice President of the United States

Q7

These are the first few ventures of which

business magnate?

1966 - Launched a magazine named Student

1970 - Started selling records by mail-order

1971 - Opened first record shop on Oxford

Street

1972 - Opened a recording studio

1973 - Launched record label

Answer

Richard Branson

Q8

As a part of the annual Development Reports of the United Nations Development Programme, Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq wanted "to shift the focus of development economics from national income accounting to people-centered policies". He was sure that a simple composite measure was needed in order to convince the public, academics, and policy-makers that they should evaluate development not only by economic advances but also improvements in human well-being. What was the result?

Answer

Human Development Index

Q9

In March 2013, 22 "pieces of art" were

presented in an exhibit entitled #SVAES (The

Shortest Video Art Ever Sold) at the Moving

Image art fair in New York City. Copies of the

videos were available to purchase on thumb

drives for US$200 each. Angela Washko's work

was sold to collector Myriam Vanneschi during

the event, marking it the first ever sale of this

type of art. What type of "art"?

Answer

Vine videos

Q10*

The name for which place in Maharashtra

comes from the Marathi word Sasashti which

means "sixty-six", referring to the original "sixty-

six villages" located here?

Answer

Salsette

Q11

Khushwant Singh was awarded the Padma

Bhushan in 1974 for service to his country.

When and in protest of what did he return the

award?

Answer

Operation Blue Star

Q12

Gerard Adriaan ________ decided to purchase 'Den Hoyberg' (the haystack), a manufacturing plant for a certain product. Here he started his own version of the product with an emphasis on quality that was soon rewarded with his product winning important international prizes. ________ was the first brand of its kind to have a dedicated laboratory for quality control. He recruited a pupil of Louis Pasteur to head this laboratory, who isolated a yeast strain of superior quality, now known as the ________ A-yeast, which is still a key ingredient of the product. Which brand?

Answer

Heineken

Q13

This industrialist started working in Automobile Products of India and later became the Director of the Indian Aluminium Company at a young age. He was instrumental in founding the Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation (SPIC) and served as the chairman till his death. He was the Mayor of Madras in 1955. He was the president of the Southern Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 1951 to 1957. He later became the Vice President of BCCI and assumed several posts in the next twenty five years. He was the head of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) for 32 years. Who?

Answer

M.A. Chidambaram

Q14

Lyrics of the song "Satellite 15...The Final

Frontier" by the band Iron Maiden:

"I'm stranded in space, I'm lost without trace

I haven't a chance of getting away

Too close to the sun, I surely will burn

Like ______ before me or so legend goes"

Fill in the blank with the name of a mythological

figure.

Answer

Icarus

Q15*

There are 17 of these, most of them

established in the 17th-19th century period.

However, the oldest one was established as

early as the 5th century by Rashtrakuta kings.

The last 2 of these were established by the

British administration in the 19th century. 7 of

these form a sub-group based on their names.

What am I talking about?

Answer

Peths in Pune

Q16

In 1924, X started his company near Stuttgart but

was soon forced into bankruptcy. He then became

a member of the NAZI party and a sponsoring

member of the SS. With their help, his economic

situation improved. X got a contract to make the

Hitler Youth, storm trooper and SS uniforms. Post

WW II, he was stripped of his voting rights, his

capacity to run a business, and fined "a very heavy

penalty" of 100,000 Deutschmarks. He died in

1948, but his business survived and is now one of

the leading brands in its field. X?

Answer

Hugo Boss

Q17

"Home Taping Is Killing Music" was the slogan of a

1980s anti-copyright infringement campaign by the

British Phonographic Industry. With the rise in

popularity of cassette recorders, the BPI feared

that people being able to record music from the

radio onto cassettes would cause a decline in

record sales. The logo for this campaign,

consisting of a Jolly Roger formed from the

silhouette of a Compact Cassette, also included

the words And It's Illegal. Where is this logo more

famously seen nowadays?

Answer

The Pirate Bay Logo

Q18

X was an explorer and navigator who

discovered a bay, a river and a strait, all of

which are named after him. A town lying on the

banks of the river is also named after him, as is

a county in the neighboring region. On his last

expedition, most of his crew mutinied and cast

him, his son and 7 others adrift, never to be

seen again. X?

Answer

Henry Hudson

Q19

Logorama is a 16-minute French animated film told entirely through the use of more than 2,500 contemporary and historical logos and mascots. The film won the Prix Kodak at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 82nd Academy Awards. The logos and mascots represent characters, props, locations, vehicles, and other content. For example, Ronald McDonald is depicted as the villain, and two Michelin Men are depicted as protagonist cops. Few of the logos are fictional, the first of which is Slurm, a soft drink featured in which TV series?

Answer

Futurama

Q20*

Who signs of all his tweets on his official Twitter

account with the personalised emoticon iiii]; )'?

Answer

Slash

Q21

This media franchise began with a 1963 French

novel by author Pierre Boulle named X which

was adapted into a feature film of the same

name in 1968. Four sequels followed between

1970 and 1973 named Beneath the X, Escape

from the X, Conquest of the X, and Battle for

the X. In 2001, a remake of the original 1968

film was released. The series was then

rebooted in 2011 with 2 films of the new reboot

already released. X? (X is not one word)

Answer

Planet of the Apes

Q22

A pole of inaccessibility refers to the most distant

point from the coastline. The oceanic pole of

inaccessibility (48°52.6′S 123°23.6′W) is the place

in the ocean that is farthest from land. It lies in the

South Pacific Ocean, 2,688 km from the nearest

lands. This location is also referred to as "Point X",

a reference to the fictional character of the same

name whose hideout and home harbor of his ship

is close to this point. On Google Earth, a circle with

the text "X" printed next to it can be seen at this

point. Identify X.

Answer

Nemo

Q23

The title of this book derives from Homer's The

Odyssey, wherein Agamemnon speaks to

Odysseus: "__ _ ___ _____, the woman with

the dog's eyes would not close my eyes as I

descended into Hades." The author said that he

wrote the novel from midnight to 4:00 AM over

the course of six weeks while working at a

power plant. It was made into a film in 2013 by

James Franco. Which book?

Answer

As I lay Dying – William Faulkner

Q24

Whose erstwhile residence?

Answer

George Orwell

Q25

What is the song "Jiggery Pokery" by a pop

group called The Duckworth Lewis Method

about?

Answer

Ball of the Century/The Gatting Ball/Shane

Warne’s ball of the century

Q26

Which current MoP in the Lok Sabha, elected

from the Kendrapara constituency, has this

image as his profile picture on Twitter?

Answer

Baijayant "Jay" Panda

Q27 This photo along with the caption "We're

praying for the souls of our ancestors." was the

first of its kind to be taken in India, although

many followed soon enough. What am I talking

about?

Answer

Humans of New York in India

Q28

Club Deportivo ____ _________ is a football

club based in Beunos Aires and was formed in

October 2013. Who is it named after?

Answer

Papa Francisco i.e. Pope Francis

Q29

A snapshot from the comic Super_____

featuring _____. Fill in the blank. (both blanks

are the same)

Answer

Putin

Q30

Fill in the two blanks.

Answer

Midas and Medusa

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