W.h.a.t#1 - 26 March 2009

w.h.a.t
….nothing.Just quizzing

The Prelims
1:
“Somewhere back in time” is the name of the three year long ongoing world
tour of the legendary metal band Iron Maiden, which included Bengaluru and
Mumbai as well. At the start of each of the concert, an original audio piece of a
historic speech delivered by X used to be played. This speech also features on
the official tour album released by the band.
Who is this person ‘X’ ?
Answer:
Winston Churchill .The famous speech is titled “We’ll fight them in France”
2:

This gentleman was in news towards the end of the last year. Identify him.
Answer:
Ashok Kapur,the chairman of Yes Bank who was killed in 26/11 terror strike at The
Taj Mahal Hotel
3:
Shown here is the cover page of a recently published book. Name the author.

Answer
Tarun Tejpal
4:
Identification of the artist by the audio track “Hey Bhagwan”
Answer:
The Raghu Dixit Project

5:
• Mysore Paints & Varnishes Limited started by the Maharaja of Mysore,
Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar in the year 1937,became a public sector
company when India gained independence in 1947. It is now owned by
the Government Of Karnataka.
• Today, it is the solely authorized manufacturer of X.
• The process involved in the manufacturing of X is a closely guarded secret
and is based on a chemical formula devised by the National Physics
Laboratory of India.
Identify X
Answer
Indelible or Voter’s Ink, used for marking to disallow repeated voting.
6:
“Don’t know the manners of good society,eh ? Well I guess I know enough to
turn you inside out,old gal‐you sockdologizing old man trap”
What followed these lines?
Answer
Just after these lines, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes
Booth during the enactment of the play “Our American Cousin”

7:
“I have 3 priorities – God, family and __________, and at work these get
reversed “. So said the founder of this famous company. Eight months after he
died, his company sold its 50 billionth product and dislodged Sears Roebuck to
enter the Dow Jones 30 Index.
Name the company.
(The blank in the above mentioned lines is the same as the name of the
company)
Answer
McDonalds
8:
If
“365 days on a holiday” : Goa
“God’s own country”: Kerala
“The very heart of India”:Madhya Pradesh
then,
“The Kohinoor of India”: ??
Answer
Andhra Pradesh

9:
Which Indian actress is associated with the literary series “Swapnalok Society” ?
Answer
Suchitra Krishnamurthy. Her recently launched book “The Summer of Cool”
happens to be the first in the above mentioned literary series.
10:
The following is a list as chosen by Richard Schickel and Richard Corliss for the
TIME magazine.
1. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers at RKO Pictures (1930s), by Irving Berlin,
Jerome Kern, Cole Porter and the Gershwins
2. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), by Erich Wolfgang Korngold
3. Citizen Kane (1941), by Bernard Herrmann
4. Laura (1944), by David Raksin
5. On the Waterfront (1954), by Leonard Bernstein
6. The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), by Elmer Bernstein
7. Jules et Jim (1962), by Georges Delerue
8. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), by Ennio Morricone
9. X( 1992), by Y
10.South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999), by Marc Shaiman
Answer
X:Roja Y: A.R. Rehman

11:
Audio clip of the song“Hey Bacchu”.Identification of the global internet and
media services company is associated with the movie from which this song has
been taken ?
Answer
America Online (AOL)
12:
Based on the accounts of the author’s journey to Bengaluru,where he realize
the impact of globalization on the core economic concept, the title of this book
was inspired from his conversations with Nandan Nilekani.In the book the
author has proposed Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention which stipulates:”No
two countries that are both part of a major global supply chain like Dell will ever
fight a war against each other as long as they are both part of the same global
supply chain”
Which book is being talked about ?
Answer
The World is Flat by Thomas L. Freidman

13:
The original list of 1997 consisted of the following

What was the name given to this list ?
Answer
Navratanas.This was the list of the elite Public Sector Undertakings in India.

14:
Identify the logo.

Answer
Obama Biden Election Campaign
15:
Identify.

Answer
Vikas Swarup
16:
Identification of the television commercial.
Answer:
Indian Premier League
17:
Identification of an audio piece.
Answer
Intro music of the tele‐serial “Surbhi” on Doordarshan
18:
Identification of an advertisement campaign from television commercial.
Answer
Lead India Campaign
19:
Launched by the Indian Space Research Organization,this technology is being
remarked as India’s answer to Google Earth.
Name the technology.
Answer
Bhuvan
20:
Video Clip of Rage Against the Machine’s performance was shown whereby one
of the band members burns the US national flag towards the end. Name the
iconic music festival of which this performance was a part.
Answer
Woodstock Festival

w.h.a.t
….nothing.Just quizzing

The Finals
round 1
Alright….but w.h.a.t ?

Question
Identify the magazine

Answer
The Economist

Question
• Prior to the late 1970s, the entire multistory "step‐pyramid/mausoleum"
structure at the top of the building was neon‐illuminated, changing colors
based on barometric pressure to provide a weather forecast that could be
seen for many miles. The beacon is blue for precipitation and red for fair
weather.
• Subsequently, however, the weather forecasting role has been limited to
the weather beacon at the pinnacle of the pyramid. Although the terraced
sides are once again illuminated at night, the entire pyramid structure no
longer changes color with the weather (the pinnacle beacon still has that
function).
• Since 2001, the opening of PNC Park across the Allegheny River, fans have
noticed that after Pittsburgh Pirates home‐runs, the "beam" light flashes
in celebration. Recently it was revealed that the afternoon and evening
receptionist at the lobby desk was the one responsible for this fan
favorite, following the games on her cabinet radio. The slogan "Flash the
beam, Regina ‐‐ that one's out of here!" has gained popularity among
Pirates fans recently
On June 17th, 1974 ,The Weather Underground Organization planted a bomb in
the lobby to protest company's actions in Angola, Vietnam, and elsewhere.
This building is located at Pittsburgh and is the headquarter of an iconic
international company. Name the building.

Answer
Gulf Towers,the headquarters of Gulf Oil.

Question
• The first kill occurred on October 16, 1972, when Palestinian Abdel Wael
Zwaiter was shot 12 times in his apartment building in Rome.
• The second target of the as Dr. Mahmoud Hamshari, who was the PLO
representative in France. Using an agent posing as a journalist, he was
lured from his apartment in Paris to allow a demolition team to enter and
install a bomb underneath a desk telephone.
• On the night of January 24, 1973, Hussein Al Bashir ,the Fatah
representative in Cyprus, turned off the lights in his Olympic Hotel room
in Nicosia. Moments later, a bomb planted under his bed by the Mossad
was remotely detonated, killing him and destroying the room.
• On July 21, 1973, in what would become known as the Lillehammer affair,
a team of agents killed Ahmed Bouchiki, a Moroccan waiter, after an
informant mistakenly identified Bouchiki as Salameh
• At 3:35 p.m. on January 22, 1979, as Salameh and four bodyguards drove
down the street in a Chevrolet station wagon, the explosives in the
Volkswagen were detonated from the apartment with a radio device,
killing everyone in the vehicle.
This is an inexhaustive list of the events that were the part of a well known
military operaton.Name the operation.

Answer:
Operation Wrath of God launced by Israel Government and Mossad against the
Black September Gang that was involved in killing of Israeli athletes at the Munich
Olympics,1972.

Question
X was an American politician and the first openly gay man to be elected to
public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board Of
Supervisors. Concerned about his rising popularity and as a target of
assassination he said "If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy
every closed door". He was later assassinated by Dan White.
Who is this X ?
Answer
Harvey Milk
Question
The following Karnataka temples; Udupi,
Subramanya,Kumbas,Kodeshwara,Sankaranarayana and Gokama are
collectively known as the Mukhti Sthalas.They are also known as _________
Kshetras because it is believed that they were built on the land reclaimed from
sea by someone.
Fill in the blank or name this ‘someone’
Answer
Parshuram

Question

Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak developed the above shown eco friendly technology that
help improve the environment and lead to economy in water use, thus,
conserving water.
Which technology is being talked about?
Answer
Sulabh Toilets

Question
The movie's title refers to the total number of films the director had previously
directed. These included six features, two short segments, and a collaboration
with another director, Alberto Lattuada. The latter production accounted for a
"half" film. It won two Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film and
Best Costume Design in 1963.Acknowledged as a highly influential classic , it
was ranked 3rd best film of all time in a 2002 poll of film directors conducted by
the British Film Institute.
Name the film.
Answer
8 ½ (Eight and a half),directed by Fedrecio Felini
Question
He is presently an associated professor of journalism at the New York University
and has written the original screenplay for Merchant Ivory’s production “The
Goddess” and “Mission Kashmir.”
Name the person.
Answer
Suketu Mehta

round 2
link sync’

Connect/Identify the link
1) 2)

3) 4)

Answer
Lux
Image 1: Print advertisement of Lux soap in 1919
Image 2: Marilyn Monroe,the brand ambassador of Lux
Image 3: Paul Newman,the first male brand ambassador of Lux.
Image 4: Logo of Unilever,the company oh whose Lux is a product.


(An audio of the song “Bandey” )

Answer
Narmada Bachao Andolan
The God of Small Things, authored by Arundhati Roy who is an active member
of the movement. The Right Livelihood Award was awarded to Medha
Patkar,the face of Narmada Bachao Andolan.The song ”Bandey” was sung by
Rahul Ram of Indian Ocean.Rahul is also a member of Narmada Bachao
Andolan.

“ As part of the centenary year celebrations of its founder, _________
instituted this award. The Award aims to celebrate excellence in journalism,
recognize courage and commitment and showcase outstanding contributions
and individuals every year. “

Answer
The Indian Express Group
The first image is of Ramnath Goenka ,the founder of Indian Express
Group.Indian Express was started by an Ayurvedic doctor and Congress Party
member Varadarajulu Naidu in 1932 at Chennai (then Madras) published by
his “Tamil Nadu” press. But soon under financial difficulties he sold it to
S.Sadanand, founder of the The Free Press Journal, a national news agency.
The lines mentioned in the question are about Ramnath Goenka Memorial
award.

Answer
The song “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd.

The movies “The Girl Next Door” and “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” have
the song in their soundtrack.The picture of building is that of Watergate
Complex.The WaterGate Scandal finds a mention in the song.The American
state shown is Alabama.The person shown is Jimmy Carter,whose presidential
campaign was supported by the band Lynyrd Skynyrd ,including fundraising
and an appearance at the Gator Bowl benefit concert.

round 3
Seek and destroy
(The round was a rapid fire one. Teams were asked to choose the topic of their
interests from the following list : Indian Premier League, India at Oscars,
Meltdown 2008‐09,Brand Talk, Entertainment, Indian General
Elections 2008‐09.Each team was given a time of one minute to answer four
questions, asked in a rapid fashion.)
Indian Premier League
Question 1:
This company owns the franchise of one of the teams in IPL through it’s
subsidiary Ratipriya Trading.
Which team ?
Answer
Mumbai Indians

Question 2:
After the success of the first season, it has been reported that new franchises
will join the IPL in 2010‐11.Out of the confirmed franchises so far, one is
Ahemdabad.
Name the other.
Answer
Kanpur
Question 3:
Which IPL team is this gentleman associated with ?

Answer
Delhi Daredevils.The picture is of G.M.Rao ,the chairman of GMR Infrastructure
that owns Delhi Daredevils team.
Question 4:
For what achievement was the “purple cap” awarded in IPL 2008 season ?
Answer
The highest wicket taker.
India at Oscars
Question 1:
Which film won the Academy Award for the Best Foreign Film when Lagaan
was nominated under the same category ?
Answer
No Man’s Land.

Question 2:
Identify.
Answer
Mira Nair
Question 3:
“Born into brothels” won the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 2004.
The documentary is set up in the red light areas of which Indian city ?
Answer
Kolkatta
Question 4:
Vanitha Rangaraju Ramanan won an Academy Award in 2002 under the
technical category of Lightning Director.
Which film did she win it for?
Answer
Shrek
Indian General Elections 2009
Question 1:
Which renowned personality is in news for contesting against BJP’s prime
ministerial candidate L.K. Advani from the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat ?
Answer
Mallika Sarabhai

Question 2:

Why is he in news these days ?
Answer
The photograph is of the famous poet Ashok Chakradhar.Ashok has penned down
the modified lyrics of the song ‘Jai Ho’ for Congress election campaign.
Question 3:
In a very recent event, X has got himself into trouble for allegedly disrespecting
the Indian national anthem.
X happens to be Indian National Congress candidate for the Trivandrum Lok
Sabha constituency.
Who is X ?
Answer
Shashi Tharoor
Question 4:
With whom would you associate Frank Simoes Tag and Utopia?
Answer
Bhartiya Janta Party. These ad agencies have been roped in by the party for its
election campaign.

Meltdown 2008‐09
Question 1:
This Indian American has served as the Interim U.S. Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury for Financial Stability in 2008 after the US government’s $7billion
bailout package in 2008.
Who ?
Answer
Neel Kashkari

Question 2:
On September 25, 2008, which also happened to be its 119th anniversary day, it
was placed into the receivership of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(FDIC).The day marked the largest bank failure in American history.
Which financial institution is being talked about?
Answer
Washington Mutual Inc.

Question 3:
Nomura Holding Inc. announced that it will retain the 2000+ employees of X’s
office at Powai,Mumbai after X suffered downfall.
Name the company X.
Answer
Lehman Brothers

Question 4:

Identify the logo.
Answer
Bank of America
Entertainment
Question 1:
Which classical ends with the lines “This is the starting of a beautiful
friendship”?
Answer
Casablanca

Question 2:
Written by Manohar Shyam Joshi,this soap had characters named Basesar Ram,
Lallu, Bhagwanti and Dadaji to name some.
Which soap ?
Answer
Humlog
Question 3:

Name this musical adapted from an equally acclaimed book.
Answer
The Phantom of the Opera
Question 4:

Which Indian film had its inspiration drawn from this Korean film?
Answer
Zinda.The Korean film is Old Boy.

Brand Talk
Question 1:

Whose print advertisement ?
Answer
Adobe Photoshop
Question 2:
This institution roped in Ogilvy and Mather under “Project Arrow” to provide a
total revamp of its brand image by designing a new logo and new uniforms to
keep up with its new image.
Which institution ?
Answer
Indian Postal Services.

Question 3:
Name the new brand ambassador of Tanishq
Answer
Asin Thottumkal
Question 4:

Identify this businss identity which was in news over the past few days.
Answer
Subhiksha Retail

round 4
threeking out..
(The round comprised of 4 questions,open to all the teams.Each question
consisted of 3 clues given to all the teams one after the other.The team coming
up with the correct answer with the first clue itself was awarded 15 points.The
team that took two clues to answer the question was awarded 10 point and 5
points were awarded to the team that used up all the three clues.A negative 10
was awarded for an incorrect answer.)
Question
Clue 1) An excerpt from the India Today magazine
“They form a rock band called the Parasites, lead a nocturnal existence in a
claustrophobic Mumbai flat, and jam in a godown before the quest for cash to
fund a demo tape leads to murder. ”
Clue 2) Ad filmmaker Prahlad Kakkar says, "It's the way half the world is. If the
censors bans it, it's going to be the biggest Indian underground cult film."
Clue 3) The film is loosely based on the Joshi‐Abhaynkar murders committed in
Pune in 1976.
Answer
Paanch.The film directed by Anurag Kashyap that was out rightly rejected by the
censor board in 2001.

Question
Clue 1)

The logo of an iconic Indian product that was launched in 1929 in Kolkata by
Gourmohan Dutta, a Bengali merchant.
Clue 2) On 15 August 1947, newspapers of Calcutta had the advertisement of
free distribution of this product at certain stores in the city.
Clue 3)It is a combination of the antiseptic Boric acid, the astringent and
sunscreen Zinc Oxide, and the emollient Lanolin
Answer
Boroline antiseptic cream.
Question
1) The spouse of this Indian is the face of the famous London based fashion line
“Aftershock”.
2) One of the very earlier screen appearances of this person was in an Indian TV
film “In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones” along with Arundhati Roy.
3) This person co‐owns a production house with Aziz Mirza.
Answer
Shahrukh Khan
Question
1) Born to Ram Rati & Prabhu Das as Chandawati Devi,she worked as a teacher
in Delhi,while preparing for Civil Services Entrance Examination.
2) Contested in 1984 elections from Kariana Lok Sabha constituency,from Bijnor
in 1985 & Haridwar in 1989.
3) Her 2007 election campaign slogan being “Haathi nahin,Ganesh hai,Brahma
Vishnu Mahesh hai”
Answer
Mayawati.
Winners
Anirudh Bishnoi and Vivek Sinha (55 points)

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