1. Prelims21 QuestionsNo. of *marked questions attempted will decidein case of a tie.

2. 1. This person was once offered the Presidency ofIsrael. His final words died with him as the nursestanding besides him didnot know German . He wasinvited as a professor in an Indian University. Hetaught in a University in the Netherlands . He wasonce a citizen of Switzerland as well as Austria . Hedied as a US citizen.Id him 3. Albert Einstein 4. 2. AD for what? 5. GTA 4 6. 3.Logo for?? 7. Bell Labs 8. *4. This is actually a log depicting thefirst of something. What is it? 9. The first comuter bug discoveredon September 9, 1947 at Harvard university while testing Mark II Aiken Relay Calculator. 10. 5.Which fictional place has the Great mountainrange on the West,River Shribble on theNorth,Eastern Ocean on the East and Archelandon the south? 11. Narnia 12. *6. The following is a extract from a play, which is extremely famous not only because of the play, but for another reason.Dont know the manners of good society, eh?Well, I guess I know enough to turn you insideout, old galyou sockdologizing old man-trap.Give me the significance of these lines.(Be damnspecific pls.) 13. These were the lines from American Cousins after whichAbraham Lincoln was shot dead 14. 7.This large,deep,freshwater lake in Europe.Thecherry Islands is the only Island in thislake.However the lake is famous because of ananimal which is said t be exisitng in the lake.Thereports of this creature have been recorded fromearly as the 6th century.It has been featured inmany famous films and cartoons including ScoobyDoo.The mosnter is sadi to live inside the waterbut appears more like a land creature.Some reportings claim it to be dangerous andthat it attacks humans.However others claim thatit is an friendly creature.Id the creature or the lake. 15. Loch Ness Monster 16. 8.What became popular through this film? 17. Jeans 18. 9.An easy one.What can be found at 41 43 55" N, 49 56 45" W? 45" W (The green arrow on the map shows thelocation) 19. Titanic 20. 10.What is X??This is the endHold your breath and count to tenFeel the earth move and thenHear my heart burst againFor this is the endIve drowned and dreamt this momentSo overdue I owe themSwept away, Im stolenLet the XWhen it crumblesWe will stand tallFace it all together 21. Skyfall 22. *11.Connect 23. Amelia Earhart(She was there in the film , thats her flight , she was amember of that party) 24. 12.Minimalist movie poster for?? 25. Tron Legacy 26. *13.Who would you meet inApartment 3-D344-Clinton StreetMetropolis?? 27. Clark Kent(Superman) 28. 14.Which 20th century underworldgangsters business card said that he was a used furniture dealer? 29. Al Capone 30. 15.An easy one.Relate this image to sports. 31. Kookaburra 32. 16.Which famous and prestigious prizewas founded by this organisation? 33. Noble prize for economics 34. 17.What record did Czech Republic created this year after winning theDavis cup which no other country haddone before? 35. The Czech Republics tennis players have won every single teamcompetition theyve entered this year:the Hopman Cup, the Fed Cup and the Davis Cup. 36. 18.What is this?? 37. Sixth Sense(a wearable gesturalinterface device by Pranav Mistry) 38. 19.Identify the missing place 39. Gangnam 40. *20.Fill in the blanksJackieTitoJermaineMarlon________ 41. MJ(The Jackson 5 ) 42. 21.What am i Talking about?? 43. Oggy and the Cockroaches 44. Powerplay(R1)Rules:Total 12 QuesDirect Ques+4Indirect Ques+2 45. This place was bought at a price of around2 cents per acre and the total purchaseprice was cent at $7.2 million.Later on this place gone on to become thelargest state of a country.Identify the place. 46. Alaska 47. "Since it was a photofinish, theannouncements were held up. Thesuspense was excruciating. I knewwhat my fatal error was: After running perilously fast in lane five, I slowed down at 250 metres. I couldnot cover the lost ground after that --and that cost me the race." Whose words? 48. Milkha Singh 49. Name the home-grown handset and tablet PCvendor that has beaten international majorsSamsung and Apple to claim the top slot (18.4%share) in the Indian tablet PC market.Hints:1) Founded- 19912) CEO- Deepak Mehrotra- former Director,Bharti Airtel3) HQ- Gurgaon, Haryana4) Its Tablet PC is branded "Funbook". 50. Micromax 51. X is a feature found in some tabloid newspapers,especially in the United Kingdom, consisting of alarge photograph of a topless female glamourmodel.Women who model regularly for the feature areknown as X girls, some of whom, such asSamantha Fox and Katie Price (Jordan), havebecome notable celebrities.Identify X. 52. Page 3 53. Sampooran Singh Kalra (born 18August 1934) is popularly known as________?? 54. Gulzaar 55. X became popular during Indian PremierLeague. They have ballooned bodies and eggheads who are used to promote Y.Because of X, Y received the first People for theEthical Treatment of Animals (PETA) 2009Glitterbox Award, for having more humanealternatives.Identify X and Y. 56. ZooZoo and Vodafone 57. The adidas Telstar was the official ball of the1970 FIFA world cup. It was specificallydesigned to be visible on television screens,hence the name which is short for televisionstar. It was made of leather but had somedegree of water resistance provided by its shinydurlast coating.While the football has significantly evolvedsince the days of telstar, a feature seen first onthe telstar ball has come to represent footballsin general and does so to this day.What feature ? 58. It was the first footballto use the truncatedicosahedron orbucky ball for itsdesign, consistingof 12 black pentagonaland 20 whitehexagonal panels,which has sincebecame thequintessential design of afootball. 59. This practice was started in English colleges anduniversities but slowly and steadily it corruptedalmost entire Indian educational institutions.First official case of this practice was reported in1984. This practice has been highlighted in manyBollywood films. Highly reputed Indian collegeshave a wistful history of it especially Medicalcolleges.Which practice? 60. Ragging 61. The Dongria Kondha are indigenous tribal groups of India.They live in Orissa, a state in Eastern India. VedantaResources, a UK based mining company, is threateningthe future of this tribe as their home the Niyamgiri Hill isrich in bauxite. The bauxite is also the reason there are somany perennial streams. The tribes plight is the subjectof a Survival International short film narrated by actressJoanna Lumley.In a case of life seeking to imitate art, the tribe appealedto X to help them stop Vedanta, reckoning that the authorof the film Y, which deals with a similar subject, wouldunderstand their plight. An advertisement in Varietymagazine said: "Appeal to X. Y is fantasy and real. TheDongria Kondh tribe in India are struggling to defend theirland against a mining company hell-bent on destroyingtheir sacred mountain. Please help the Dongria.Name X and Y 62. James Cameroon & Avatar 63. The Order of the Dragon was aninstitution, similar to other chivalric orders ofthe time, modelled on the Order of St George. Itwas created in 1408 by the Holy RomanEmperor Sigismund and his queen BarbaraCilli, mainly for the purpose of gainingprotection for the royal family. According to itsstatute, the Order also required its initiates todefend the Cross and to do battle against itsenemies, principally the Turks. Which fictionalcharacter gets his/her name from the wordmeaning "son of the member of the order ofDragon"? 64. Dracula 65. A Cricketing tactic devised by the English cricket inteam , specifically to combat the extraordinary battingskill of Australias Don Bradman for the 193233 Ashestour of Australia. Australians won the five-Test series 2-1 in England in 1930, Bradman amassed 974 runs atbatting average of 139.14.Bradman averaged 56.57 in the next series, otherwisehe would have finished his career with a Test average of104.76 instead of 99.94. It produced one of theimmortal quotes in Test cricket when Australian CaptainBill Woodfull told the English management: There aretwo teams out there, and only one of them is playingcricket. 66. Bodyline 67. Hypoglycemia, dehydration, acetaldehyde intoxication,and vitamin B12 deficiency are all theorized causes ofsymptoms. It may last up to two or three days. The termwas originally a 19th century expression describingunfinished businesssomething left over from ameetingor survival. In 1904, the meaning that wenow associate first surfaced.Dehydration, fatigue,headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, flatulence,weakness, elevated body temperature, hypersalivation,difficulty concentrating, sweating, anxiety, irritability,sensitivity to light and noise, erratic motor functions(including tremor), trouble sleeping, severe hunger, andlack of depth perception are the visible symptoms.There are no "proven-remedies" though many havetheir insightful opinions on it. What am I talking about?? 68. Hangover 69. Middle Overs(R2)Rules:12 Visual QuesDirect Ques+4Indirect Ques+2 70. Explain the event. 71. V-J day(victory over japan) 72. The film adaptation of his multiple award-winning work is currently winning rave reviewseverywhere. Id him ! 73. Yann Martel 74. Fill in the blanks 75. Sauber is now being sponsored byAmul 76. Who wrote this letter to BalThakeray?? 77. Rajnikant 78. Connect 79. HALO 80. Give me the award. The unlikely performer & also winner. 81. The audiobook version won the2008 Grammy Award for the bestSpoken Word Album 82. These watches appear to be the same, dont they ?Well they are, but a tech giant was recently slappedwith the fine of around $21 million for using one ofthe designs in the image. The other is the one theyoffer in their iconic products. Id the company & the copy/image rights holder for the original design ! 83. SBB/Swiss Federal Railways iconicclock which is used by Apple Inc intheir iOS. The clock is a Swiss national symbol now! 84. These are The Twin-towers of Deutsche BankHeadquarter in Frankfurt, Germany. These twobuildings are regarded as the most high profilestructures in Germany. Now these two buildings arenamed after two banking terms that usually appeartogether. Just give the names of these buildings. 85. Debit and Credit 86. It is believed to have been prepared firsts by Aztecs.But they gave it a different name to it.It is made from this plant.What are we talkingabout??Hint: Young Generationgoes crazy for it. 87. Tequilla(Agave tequilana is the plant name) 88. What does the chart talks about?? 89. Gold Prices 90. Whats so special about this mailbox?? 91. Made in the honour of Gold medalistsof Great Britain 92. What is this about?? 93. Inception 94. Slog Overs(R3)Rules:8 Connect QuesInfinite PouncePounce(30 seconds)+6, -2Direct/Pass+4, 0Infinite BounceIf you answer a question, the next direct goes to the teamsitting next to you. If no one answers, the next questiongoes to the next team.Hints will only be given after 30 seconds. 95. CONNECT 96. HURRICANESKatrinaTomasNewtonMicheleWilma 97. CONNECT this to a character ofvery famous series. 98. AL-FRED-PENNY-WORTH 99. CONNECT 100. TABLET PCsKINDLE FIREGALAXYAAKASHXOOM 101. CONNECT 102. TEMPLE RUN- POWER BOOSTsMega Coin Coin MagnetBoostInvisibilty 103. CONNECT 104. OSAMA BIN LADENs KILLINGOPERATION-NEPTUNE SPEAR,LADENS CODE NAME (GERONIMO) 105. CONNECT 106. CHEEKANicknameDog Of Hutch adSong in Tara Rum Pam 107. CONNECT 108. Seven SistersGillette Castle was called Seven Sisters by WilliamGilletteThe 7 studios were collectively called Seven SistersThe Seven Sisters (Syv Systre) waterfall in NorwayThe Chalk cliffs in Sussex are called Seven SistersThe Painting The Pleiades (Seven Sisters) by ElihuVedderThe Seven Sisters Rock Formation in the Valley ofFire State Park (Nevada,USA) 109. CONNECT 110. Verghese KurienManthan-a 1976 film made by ShyamBenegal, based on a story writtenjointly by Dr. Verghese Kurien.Audio Autobiography of Dr. Kurien(TheMan Who Made The Elephant Dance)was foreword by Ratan Tata.