War of Words 2013 - Quiz 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

Round 1

Overlord.Barbarossa.

Market Garden.Husky.

Dynamo.

What do these names signify?

1.

And the answer is…

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

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.

And the answer is…

Aaron Schwartz

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.

And the answer is…

Malgudi Express

In memory of one of the greatest Indian English novelists, R.K. Narayan.

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?

And the answer is…

"90% of the Indians are idiots"

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.

And the answer is…

Inferno

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?

And the answer is…

1.The bull must be tackled only with bare hands.2.The bull is not killed.

Round 2

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.

And the answer is…

To be broke.

If the borrower were past the limit, the teller would break the tile on the spot!

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.

And the answer is…

Bugs Bunny

What is this an advertisement of?

9.

And the answer is…

Discovery Channel

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.

And the answer is…

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.

Logo of which company?

11.

And the answer is…

Asian Paints

Identify the product.

12.

And the answer is…

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Processor.

Round 3Pick Your Poison

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.

And the answer is…

X is Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Y is Eddie Vedder

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.

And the answer is…

It is shot at 48 frames per second, rather than the usual 24 frames per second.

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.

North Korea

And the answer is…

What is the capital of Turkey?

2.

And the answer is…

Ankara

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.

And the answer is…

In 1815, he defeated Napolean Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo.

Who is the Greek God of sleep?

2.

And the answer is…

Hypnos

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.

And the answer is…

The Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Paralympics in London.

This is the logo of which political party whose initials conveniently come together to mean "you"?

2.

And the answer is…

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)