War of Words 2013 - Quiz Finals
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War of Words 2k13Q 'n' A(finals)
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Decisions of the Quiz Masters shall prevail.
Round 1: Six Questions. Clockwise Infinite Bounce.
Round 2: Six Questions. Anti-clockwise Infinite Bounce.
Round 3: Pick Your Poison.
Rounds & Rules
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Round 1
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Overlord.Barbarossa.
Market Garden.Husky.
Dynamo.
What do these names signify?
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These were the codenames given to the various military operations conducted by the Allied &
the Axis powers during World War 2.
Operation Overlord – Invasion of NormandyOperation Barbarossa – Invasion of USSR
Operation Market Garden – Invasion of the Netherlands
Operation Husky – Invasion of SicilyOperation Dynamo – The Dunkirk Retreat
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X was an American computer programmer and internet activist. He founded the online
group Demand Progress, known for its campaign against the Stop Online Piracy Act, and later
worked with the activist groups Rootstrikers and Avaaz.
X was recently accused of surreptitiously downloading over 5 million articles from JSTOR, an online company from the computers wired in
with MIT.
Who is this child prodigy we are talking about?
2.
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Aaron Schwartz
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An express train of the Indian Railways South Western, plies between Yeshwantpur (Bangalore) and Mysore in Karnataka. Recently, this train was given a more endearing name, something fitting to
that particular section of the country.
What name?
3.
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Malgudi Express
In memory of one of the greatest Indian English novelists, R.K. Narayan.
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4.Justice Markandey
Katju is the Chairman of the Press Council of India &
was formerly a Judge of the Supreme Court of India.
During a seminar in New Delhi back in December, he made a remark which made him the center of attention
on Twitter and even got him sued by two students from
Lucknow.
What did he say?
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"90% of the Indians are idiots"
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Dan Brown, the author of The Da Vici Code, has announced the title of his next novel, which will
feature his signature protagonist Robert Langdon for the fourth time.
The book will be centered on a 14th century literary work written by the Italian poet Dante
Alighieri.
What’s the name that both of these books share?
5.
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Inferno
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6.Jallikattu can be
considered as India's answer to Spanish
Bullfighting. This Indian tradition of bullfighting is
by far more respected than its counterpart thanks to two main
reasons.
What are the two main features of Jallikattu
which are absent in the Spanish Bullfight?
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1.The bull must be tackled only with bare hands.2.The bull is not killed.
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Round 2
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Many banks in post renaissance Europe issued small, porcelain "borrower's tiles" to their
creditworthy customers. Like credit cards, thee tiles were imprinted with the owner's name, his credit
limit & the name of the bank.
Each time the customer wanted to borrow money, he had to present the tile to the bank teller, who would compare the imprinted credit limit with how much
the customer had borrowed.
Which colloquial term comes from something to do with this practice?
7.
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To be broke.
If the borrower were past the limit, the teller would break the tile on the spot!
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The following is a scene from a 1930 film called “It Happened One Night”. This particular scene
inspired an artist and led to the creation of a very popular character.
Which character?
8.
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Bugs Bunny
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What is this an advertisement of?
9.
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Discovery Channel
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In August 1990, during the test match between India and England at Manchester, Sachin won the Man of the Match award.
The next day, the Manchester Police issued a warning notice to the event organizers and
also said that they would not consider this as a serious offense just because of the
situation this time.
Why was the warning issued?
10.
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A bottle of champagne was given as the Man of the Match award to Sachin & he was a
minor then.
It is legally forbidden to give alcohol to a minor in the UK.
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Logo of which company?
11.
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Asian Paints
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Identify the product.
12.
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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Processor.
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Round 3Pick Your Poison
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Cinema/Pop Culture
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This song was a collaboration between two great artists X & Y.
X was a world renowned singer of Qawwali music and is widely credited with introducing Qawwali to
international audiences.
Y is widely considered an icon of Alternative Rock and is the front-man of a highly influential Grunge
Rock band.
Identify X & Y.
1.
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X is Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Y is Eddie Vedder
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has been shot in a different way in order to increase
clarity and make motion smoother and sharper.
So, cinematographically speaking, what's different about this film?
2.
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It is shot at 48 frames per second, rather than the usual 24 frames per second.
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Geography
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Much of this country's details were not available in Google Maps until January 2013. In an update
to its data, Google Maps now shows details of various landmarks from this country whose
geography may not be a mystery anymore, but almost everything else is.
Which country?
1.
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North Korea
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What is the capital of Turkey?
2.
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Ankara
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Mythology/History
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Sir Arthur Wellesley, the 1st duke of Wellington was the first at the scene of death of Tipu Sultan
to confirm his death.
Many years later he would achieve an infamous victory against his adversary for which he is still
well known till date.
What victory?
1.
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In 1815, he defeated Napolean Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo.
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Who is the Greek God of sleep?
2.
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Hypnos
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Current Affairs/Sports
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"Look up at the stars and not down at your feet", he said on this occasion. What was the occasion
1.
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The Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Paralympics in London.
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This is the logo of which political party whose initials conveniently come together to mean "you"?
2.
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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)