Prometheus 2k16FINALS

Round 1

• 8 questions, clockwise round • On Pounce +20/-10• On direct +10

1.

• She had skin alterations at the inner end of the left upper eyelid similar to xanthelasma, and a swelling of the dorsum of the right hand suggestive of a subcutaneous lipoma. These findings in a 25-30 year old woman, who died at the age of 37, may be indicative of essential hyperlipidemia, a strong risk factor for ischemic heart disease in middle age. Who is this person I am talking about?

Mona Lisa

2.

• Ferritic stainless steels generally have better engineering properties than austenitic grades, but have a reduced corrosion resistance because of the lower chromium and nickel content. They contain between 10.5% and 27% chromium and very little nickel, if any, but some types contain lead. Most compositions include Molybdenum; some aluminium or titanium. Common ferritic grades include 18Cr-2Mo, 26Cr-1Mo, 29Cr-4Mo and 29CR-4Mo-2Ni. Where are you likely to come across Ferritic stainless steel in India?

1 and 2 Rupee coins

3.

• He was an employee at the real estate firm DLF at a starting salary of Rs 800 in the 1960s. Although he had asked for a Rs 600 loan from KP Singh the then chairman of DLF, who had met him during a train journey, he got a job instead at DLF. In 1986, DLF elevated him to a higher position at a salary of Rs 2,500 a month, plus accommodation. Whom am I talking about?

M F Hussain

4

• New Zealand cricketer Eric Tindill, who died on 3rd Aug, 2010 was the world’s oldest surviving cricketer, having attained the age of 99. He also held a unique record for New Zealand. What?

• He was the oldest ever Test cricketer at the time of his death, the only person to play Tests for New Zealand in both cricket and rugby union (a so-called "double All Black"), and the only person ever to play Tests in both sports, referee a rugby union Test, and umpire a cricket Test: a unique "double-double".

5.

• A graduate from Xavier's Institute of Communications (XIC) Mumbai, she was a trainee copywriter. While she spent her initial 16 years in Dehradun, she moved to Mumbai for higher education. While interning with Creative land Asia she realized that copywriting was not her calling. She decided to pursue music, writing, composing and singing. She performed her gigs, 'Ricksha Rani' , as she is known in the circuit. Who is this person I am talking about?

Sasha Chetri

6.

• Jacqueline ________ was famous in the 80s as a promoter of Women’s Wrestling, and in the mid-90s as an astrologer who set up a psychic hotline. She also invented the technique of rumpology, where people’s fortunes are foretold by examining pictures of their rear ends. In 1946, the birth of her first son met with complications that forced her obstetricians to use two pairs of forceps during the delivery. The misuse of these accidentally severed the baby’s facial nerve and caused paralysis on one side of the face. Who was the kid?

• Sylvester Stallone has a characteristic snarl and slurred speech as a result of birth trauma.

7.

• The Big Red Word vs. the Little Green Man - The international war over _______ ________ was the title of a 2010 Slate article that debated the pros and cons of the two parties referenced in the article title. The article goes on to explain how The Little Green Man prevailed and was made official in 1985. What was the article about or just FITB.

Exit signs

8.

• Chamula is a little town located in Mexico. The shamans present here used to conduct religious rituals where they used to heal the worshippers attending the rituals using something.

• Now there are rival religious groups formed here based on what the shamans used for healing. What did they use for healing and Why were the rival religious groups formed?

• The religious groups were formed because the people were using Coca-Cola for healing and Pepsi heard this and started giving commissions and recommended Pepsi and the Coca-Cola also did the same and hence the religious groups were formed.

Round 2

• 8 Questions, anticlockwise round• Pounce +20/-10• On direct +10

1.

• On 11th March 1999, Lucasfilm partnered with Apple Inc. and came up with a software called QuickTime. After it was launched by Steve Jobs, the software was downloaded 600,000 times that day and the biggest ever download even at that time with 6.4 million downloads in the next 3 weeks. Why did it become that much popular? Pic in the next slide.

• First trailer of Star wars: Phantom Menace was in Quick Time Format...

2.• This is an animated show titled, "The great

piggy bank robbery", starring daffy duck which was released in the mid 1940's. This animated show was popular for a reason. Why?

• First cartoon on cartoon network

3.

• This was a 2 meter (more than 6 foot) high monument which was erected outside St. Petersburg college in Jan 2013 in Russia by a Russian group of companies called ZEFS. Later in 2014 they dismantled this after something was announced. What monument is this and why was it dismantled? Image in the next slide.

• Steve jobs memorial• Was dismantled when Tim Cook declared that

he was gay

4.

• This is a comic strip which was first started as a filler in the daily newspaper.The lady in the comic is named Lilliwho is portrayed to be a girl who keeps gossiping and flirting with boys.This comic series became a massive hit and this became the inspiration for something popular in this world. What am I talking about? Image in next slide

Barbie

5. ID the computer virus

6.

• What world-famous structure, designed and built by architect George Wittet in the Indo-Saracenic style, currently stands at this location, which is seen before the construction in this photo from 1905?

• Gateway of India

7.

• Drosera magnifica is a species of sundew endemic to Pico Padre Ângelo (1500–1530 m asl) in eastern Minas Gerais in southeastern Brazil, where it grows among sandstone outcrops in herbaceous and shrubby vegetation. It is one of the three largest species of Drosera - the other two being D. regia from South Africa and D. gigantea from Australia - and was discovered in 2015 in a very unique way. How was it discovered?

• It was discovered when an amateur scientists posted pictures of it on Facebook

8. Where would you have seen them?

• Adam and Jacob Worton – the two twin babies who acted as baby Bink in Baby’s day out.

Round 3

• The Round of Ads• 8 questions• Only pounce +20/-10

Q1

• Ad by ikea mocking Apple Pencil

Q2

First ad by?

Horlicks

Q3

• Ad for?

• Levi’s low waist jeans.

Q4

• Ad by whom and for what purpose?

• Union Bank of India-Joint accounts

Q5

• This is an ad agency named 6s marketing... They dint want their company name to be popularized as an iPhone.... Hence they asked for it to be named iPhone 7

Q6

• This is an ad inspired by a work of art. Name the work of art and the ad by whom?

• Vincent Van Gogh’s “Café Terrace at Night”• Faber-Castell

Q7

Answer

8. Ads by?

Round 4

• Long visual connect.

+70/-60

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+20/-10

+10

Days of the week

• 1. Happy Mondays• 2.Microsoft patch up Tuesday• 3. Ash Wednesday• 4. Black Thursday• 5. Friday the 13th• 6. Saturday (Saturn)• 7. Sundae

Tiebreaker(if there is any)

THANK YOU

By,Balaji and Harikiran