Mosstermind

Week 07
Fun ‘n Fundas
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Ban
 The Rules

6 sets of 5 questions each

Each set has four 1 pointers and a 3
pointer
No Negatives

Teams of max 4 people

If you are more than 4, play as separate
tables

All answers to be written down

Please put down table numbers
 Set 1
Teacher’s pet
high school science
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 1
This famous American
became interested in
electricity in the mid-1740s, a
time when much was still
unknown on the topic.

He invented the lightning rod,

used to protect buildings and
ships, bifocals and the
odometer among other
 2
His book “On the
Revolutions of the
Celestial Spheres”
is regarded as the
starting point of
modern
astronomy. Until
then every one
believed the earth
was the center of
After a major mishap when 3
his factory blew up killing
his brother, the inventor
discovered that a porous
substance ‘kieselghur’
produced a mixture that
was much safer to handle.
He named his invention
after the Greek word
meaning “power.”
 4
Johnny was a
chemist's son,

But Johnny is no
more.

For what he
thought was
H2O,

Was _____.
 5
The islets of Langerhans,
secrete glucagons
directly into the
bloodstream.

What is the other

hormone that they
secrete which has the
 Set 2
Awards
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 1
The awards are given in six
categories:
2.Government Service
3.Public Service
4.Community Leadership
5.Journalism, Literature & Creative
Communication Arts
6.Peace and International
Understanding
7.Emergent Leadership

The last Indian to win was Arvind

Kejriwal in 2006.
 2
Which international award is
manufactured exclusively by Billings
Artworks in Ridgway, Colorado and is
named for the actual object depicted
in the award?
 3

What is the French term for the

lowest category of the National
Order of the Legion of Honour
award called?
 4
This is Mary
Antoinette Perry,
an American
actress, director
and producer.

What is her
connection to the
world of Awards?
 5
Five women have won the Bharat
Ratna
so far. Four of them are:
• Indira Gandhi
• Mother Teresa
• MS Subbulakshmi
• Lata Mangeshkar

Who is the fifth, who won it

posthumously in 1997?
 Set 3
Nervous 90s
___________________
 1

Iconic Vogue
cover from
1991.

From L to R:
Naomi
Campbell,
Linda
Evangelista,
Tatjana Patitz,
Christy
Turlington,
 2
He once joked that he was
‘Cablinasian’ because he has a
mix of Caucasian, Black, American
Indian, Thai and Chinese blood.

He became junior world champ at

age eight and has never looked
back since. By June 1997 he was
world #1 and was Sports
Illustrated's “Sportsman of the
Year” in 1996.
 3
The idea was first thought of by
Napoleon's engineer, Albert
Mathieu in 1802. It finally bore
fruit in 1994 at a cost of 16 billion
US$.

In 1996, the American Society of

Civil Engineers identified it as one
of the Seven Wonders of the
Modern World.
 4
Launched in 1998, it was
famously touted on TV by ex-
presidential candidate Bob Dole.
It sells huge, and made a billion
$ in the first year alone.

It reacts in an hour, or a little

longer if one has eaten fatty
foods. Among its competitors are
Cialis and Levitra.
 5
The emperor Charlemagne put it
in place during his reign in the
ninth century AD, but the
practice died out at the end of
his rule.

It was re-established by the

1992 Maastricht treaty, and took
a further seven years of
planning before being publicly
launched on 1 Jan 1999.
 Set 4
Namma Ooru
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---Karnataka---
 1
Agumbe is a village located in
the Shimoga district and has
the sobriquet, "Cherrapunji of
the South". However, it is
most popularly known for the
fact that a famous TV serial
(based on an author’s works)
was largely shot here in 1987.

Which TV serial?
 2

Which famous location in

Karnataka is sandwiched
between the Chandragiri and
Vindhyagiri hills, the former
being named because
Chandragupta Maurya spent
his final years there?
 3
Two people from Karnataka have
won the Bharat Ratna award so
far. One is Sir M Visvesvarayya.

Who is the other?

 4
Kundapura is a city in Udupi
district. It is also described as the
“town of the sun”.

A famous person in Indian banking

circles hails from Kundapur and
carries the city’s name in his
name.

Who ?
 5
In 1965, Ma Ramamurthy
launched a political party called
Kannada Paksha. The party was
short-lived, but they had
something that has become
popular and common in
Karnataka of late, especially on
important days.

What?
 Set 5
AUDIOS
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 Set 6
Moments in Sports
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 1
This historic event occurred on
May 6th 1954 at Iffley Road Track
in Oxford. With wind speeds up
to 25 miles per hour, he almost
didn’t run the race. Perhaps the
greatest athlete never to win an
Olympic medal. The current
record is held by Hicham El
Guerrouj.
 2
‘The Rumble In The Jungle’ is
perhaps the most historic boxing
event to ever take place. This
match was hosted in Kinshasa in
Zaire. Muhammad Ali was the
challenger. Who was defending
his world heavyweight
championship belt?
 3
Ayrton Senna was a 3 time
Formula 1 champion. He died in
1994, while racing his William’s
car to victory.

Name the Grand Prix that

claimed the life of perhaps the
greatest racer the world has
seen?
 4
Fed Ex recently achieved the
career Grand Slam. Who remains
the only player to have won the
calendar Grand Slam twice?
 5
1960: C.J Egar & C Hoy

1986: D.N Dotiwalla &

V.Vikramraju

These 4 gentlemen also

contributed to these unique
events in sporting history. What
are we talking about?