Agnitraya SpEnt Quiz - Finals

QMs:

Siddhartha Talukdar, Mohit Mohan & Ashwin Murali

Round – 1Infinite Pounce

Q1) Which two nations have won all three types of tournaments (World Cup, Champions Trophy and World T20) organised by the International Cricket Council?

India and West Indies

2. XY was a graduate student at California Institute of Technology, where he worked on proton radiography which later helped a research team to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He also founded a company called Gray Matter with his close friend and dated his secretary during this time. He then abruptly left the company and sold it for $5000. Later his friend and secretary married made a fortune from XY’s research which he deeply resents. Identify the fictional person who has a cult following.

Answer

Walter White

Q3) Sunil Gavaskar named his son Rohan after which famous West Indian batsman?

Rohan Kanhai

4. Which is the only country where Sachin Tendulkar hasn’t scored a Test hundred?

Zimbabwe

5. Which incident happened in these matches?

France vs Italy July 9, 2006

Sampdoria vs Inter Milan January 29, 2007

Marco Materazzi got head-butted

R2 - Buzzer

1. What was the original name of Kochi Tuskers franchise but was changed because of negative reaction by fans?

a) Rendezvous Kerala United

b) Indi Commandos Kerala

c) Parinee World Beaters

d) Anchor Earth Sailors

b) Indi Commandos Kerala

Write

2

• X is a fictional country named after the Polish word for Bison Grass Vodka. The country is famous for the events of a film inspired by the writings of Stefan Zweig?

Answer

Zubrowka

Buzz

3. Connect

Aaron Ramsey curse

4. During the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, Renault ordered X to deliberately crash which allowed fellow team-mate Fernando Alonso to win the race. Due to this controversy, managing director, Flavio Briatore and executive director of engineering, Pat Symonds had to leave the team. X is also son of famous driver. Identify X

Nelson Piquet Jr

5.Which infamous incident ?

Stabbing of Monica Seles

6

• The story behind this infamous song is-

Roger Reyne, who succeeded his father refused to repay the borrowed gold from his liege lord, who felt it was extracted wrongly during the weak reign of his father. Lord Roger laughed at this request and ordered his vassals to do nothing. This eventually lead to a war. After an unsuccessful battle, the remaining Reynes took refuge in the mines underneath X, their seat. The Reynes, once their folk were safe, offered terms to their liege. Instead he ordered the entrances of X, mined and to be sealed and filled with water. None survived. Identify.

Answer

Rains of Castamere

And who are you, the proud lord said,that I must bow so low?Only a cat of a different coat,that's all the truth I know.In a coat of gold or a coat of red,a lion still has claws,And mine are long and sharp, my lord,as long and sharp as yours.And so he spoke, and so he spoke,that lord of Castamere,But now the rains weep o'er his hall,with no one there to hear.Yes now the rains weep o'er his hall,and not a soul to hear

7. Identify this place in Cleveland.

Answer

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

8.

“The rule of two” states that there can only two at a time- a master and an apprentice. It also states that when the apprentice become powerful enough to replace his master, he will be worthy of the title Master. The transfer of power takes place when the apprentice takes his master’s life and finds a new disciple to repeat the cycle. Give me the name of the people to whom this law refers to.

Answer

The Sith Lords

Write

9. Originally this football club played in pink shirts with black tie, but continued washing faded the colour so it was sought to be replaced in 1903. The supplier was a Notts County supporter in England and sent black and white striped shirt. Since, then the club have been in the colours ever since. Which club?

Juventus

Buzz

10. In which movie Aamir Khan played the role of a cricketer?

Awwal Number

11. Identify

Caroline Wozniaki

12.Connect (not an exhaustive list)

Ramesh KrishnanDaniel NestorMahesh BhupathiNenad ZimonjicRadek StepanekStanislas WawrinkaJanko TipseravicTommy RobredoRohan Bopanna

All were doubles partners of Leander Paes

13.Jordan – Midland F1 – Spyker F1 - _______

Force India F1 team

14.

• Which famous tennis player made a cameo in The Expendables 2 but the scene was later cut from the film but finds an appearance in the gag reel.

Answer

Novak Djokovic

15.

• In popular culture, who lives at 742 Evergreen Terrace in a town which represents “anytown,USA” but not a specific real town?

Answer

The Simpsons

16.

• Do Aankhen Barah Haath is a 1957 Hindi film directed by V. Shantaram. What is its most famous distinction in Indian film history?

Answer

First Indian film to win a Golden Globe

17

• Mark William Calaway began his wrestling career with World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) in 1984. After wrestling for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as "Mean" Mark Callous from 1989 to 1990, he signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1990. He has competed in 12 Hell in a Cell matches which is more than any other Superstar. How do we know him better as?

Answer

The Undertaker

18.

• Actors are cattle

• The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder

Which famous director quoted the above two lines?

Answer

Alfred Hitchcock

19. What is he doing?

Answer

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

Write

20.• Learned to speak Czech.

• Had to be lifted around the set as he would never leave his wheelchair and insisted his meals be spoon-fed to him

• Would only eat food he killed during one of his movies. He, of course, learned how to track, hunt and skin the animals.

• Walked around New York City wearing a top hat and cane for two months while preparing for one of his movies.

• Spent nights locked in solitary confinement in the abandoned prison

• Didn't bathe for the entirety of shooting one of his films to get the feeling of what it was to live by 17th century standards

• Spent 18 months training to be a boxer

• Caught pneumonia. Refused to wear a toasty modern coat because it wasn't in keeping with the period. (19th Century New York)

• Moved out of his house and arranged to live separately from his wife (and director and co-star) in order to experience the isolation of his character's life in an island commune.

Identify the actor.

Answer

Daniel Day Lewis

BUZZ

Identify the sportsperson from his career journey

Karachi Dolphins – Habib Bank Limited –Leicestershire – Derbyshire – Kent – Sind –Southern Redbacks – Deccan Chargers –Hampshire – Melbourne Renegades – Dhaka Gladiators – Ruhuna Royals

Shahid Afridi

Sauber – McLaren – Ferrari – Lotus – Ferrari

Kimi Raikkonen

Rennes – Inter Milan – Manchester United –Arsenal – Werder Bremen – Portland Timbers – Chennayin FC

Mikael Silvestre

Cruzeiro – PSV – Barcelona – Inter Milan – Real Madrid – AC Milan – Corinthians

Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Lima

Identify the logo/crest

2003 Cricket World Cup

Bayer Leverkusen

Australian Open

2010 Commonwealth Games