PRELIMINARY

ROUND
RULES OF THE GAME

• Written round
• 25 questions
• 1 point per question
• Questions 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 & 25
are starred (tie breakers)
• Top 6 teams go to the finals
1*
According to the economist, What
massively consumed item costs
the most in Switzerland and the
least in Venezuela?
2
The royalties of which classic
book went to the Great Ormond
Street Hospital?
3
Fill in the blanks in this Absolut
Vodka ad
4
What extremely popular fashion
brand was started by the Bissell
family?
5*
Name this person
6
A blind monk sampled a
batch of wine and said ‘Come
quickly, I’m tasting stars’. The
product was named after
him. How do we know it
today?
7
What are the missing words in
the official name of this famous
award/ prize won by Oliver Hart
and Bengt Holmstrom in 2016?
‘The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in
Economic Sciences in ------ of ------
-----’
8
Which creation by the gentleman
in picture was recently named the
brand ambassador of a mega-
sporting event.
9

Advertisment for which

company?
10*
Fill in the blanked out portion
of this Amul advertisment
11
She was a student at Portland
State University. She would
work on a highly important
design project for a professor
of accounting and a
legendary track coach at the
same university whose role
has been played on screen by
Donald Sutherland. Name
the student
12
Which organisation provided
majority of the funds for the movie
from which this still has been
taken?
13
Logo of which famous
organisation?
14
Which alcohol brand is sold
in Spain with a name which
means ‘little crown’ ?
15*
"The scale of problem is
humongous. The government and
financial institutions are doing
everything they can. This is our
team's effort to help the cause by
using technology and knowledge
of the crowd. “ This is a quote by
the co-founders of Hiree, now a
Quikr company, about the
creation of which app?
16
In 1920s prompted by the rising
demand for clothing for soldiers
in the Indian defence forces, a
Parsi gentleman set up a small
woollen mill. E.D Sassoon & Co
later took over the mill and gave
the company its present name.
Name the company
17
Which sportsperson’s list of
cars owned includes a Range
Rover Autobiography, a Ford
Raptor, a Subaru Impreza and
two Nissan GT-Rs including a
gold plated one presented to
him by Nissan in 2012?
18
Name this brand mascot or
the brand with which he is
associated
19
Which tech billionaire authored
the famous startup advice book
"zero to one"?
20*
It was designed and established
by Princess Jahanara. The bazaar,
which was shaped as a square,
was given further elegance by the
presence of a pool in the centre
of the complex. In particular, the
pool shimmered in the
moonlight, a feature which was
perhaps responsible for the
name. Which place are we talking
about?
21
Advertisment for what
product?
22
Which restaurant in Dubai has
been shown here?
23
‘Beloved’, ‘The Great
Debaters’, ‘Precious’, ‘The
Hundred Foot Journey’ and
‘Selma’ are all films made
under a production company
founded by which famous
lady?
24
Who is the writer of this
editorial?
25*
In 2014, Anant Khasbardar of
Kolhapur in Maharashtra won
the logo design contest while
Bhagyasri Sheth of Rajkot in
Gujarat emerged successful
in the contest for tagline for
the logo. Which logo are we
talking about?
ANSWERS
1*
According to the economist, What
massively consumed item costs
the most in Switzerland and the
least in Venezuela?
Ans
Big Mac Burger
2
The royalties of which classic
book went to the Great Ormond
Street Hospital?
Ans
Peter Pan
3
Fill in the blanks in this Absolut
Vodka ad
Ans
4
What extremely popular fashion
brand was started by the Bissell
family?
Ans
5*
Name this person
Ans
Jared Fogle
6
A blind monk sampled a
batch of wine and said ‘Come
quickly, I’m tasting stars’. The
product was named after
him. How do we know it
today?
Ans
Dom Perignon
7
What are the missing words in
the official name of this famous
award/ prize won by Oliver Hart
and Bengt Holmstrom in 2016?
‘The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in
Economic Sciences in ------ of ------
-----’
Ans
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in
Economic Sciences in Memory of
Alfred Nobel
8
Which creation by the gentleman
in picture was recently named the
brand ambassador of a mega-
sporting event.
Ans
Goku, brand ambassador for
2020 Olympics in Tokyo
9

Advertisment for which

company?
Ans
Max Factor
10*
Fill in the blanked out portion
of this Amul advertisment
Ans
11
She was a student at Portland
State University. She would
work on a highly important
design project for a professor
of accounting and a
legendary track coach at the
same university whose role
has been played on screen by
Donald Sutherland. Name
the student
Ans
Carolyn Davidson
12
Which organisation provided
majority of the funds for the movie
from which this still has been
taken?
Ans
13
Logo of which famous
organisation?
Ans
14
Which alcohol brand is sold
in Spain with a name which
means ‘little crown’ ?
Ans
15*
"The scale of problem is
humongous. The government and
financial institutions are doing
everything they can. This is our
team's effort to help the cause by
using technology and knowledge
of the crowd. “ This is a quote by
the co-founders of Hiree, now a
Quikr company, about the
creation of which app?
Ans
16
In 1920s prompted by the rising
demand for clothing for soldiers
in the Indian defence forces, a
Parsi gentleman set up a small
woollen mill. E.D Sassoon & Co
later took over the mill and gave
the company its present name.
Name the company
Ans
17
Which sportsperson’s list of
cars owned includes a Range
Rover Autobiography, a Ford
Raptor, a Subaru Impreza and
two Nissan GT-Rs including a
gold plated one presented to
him by Nissan in 2012?
Ans
18
Name this brand mascot or
the brand with which he is
associated
Ans
19
Which tech billionaire authored
the famous startup advice book
"zero to one"?
Ans
20*
It was designed and established
by Princess Jahanara. The bazaar,
which was shaped as a square,
was given further elegance by the
presence of a pool in the centre
of the complex. In particular, the
pool shimmered in the
moonlight, a feature which was
perhaps responsible for the
name. Which place are we talking
about?
Ans
21
Advertisment for what
product?
Ans
22
Which restaurant in Dubai has
been shown here?
Ans
23
‘Beloved’, ‘The Great
Debaters’, ‘Precious’, ‘The
Hundred Foot Journey’ and
‘Selma’ are all films made
under a production company
founded by which famous
lady?
Ans
24
Who is the writer of this
editorial?
Ans
25*
In 2014, Anant Khasbardar of
Kolhapur in Maharashtra won
the logo design contest while
Bhagyasri Sheth of Rajkot in
Gujarat emerged successful
in the contest for tagline for
the logo. Which logo are we
talking about?
Ans
FINALE
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• General questions on business (mix of dry or visual)
• Questions pass clockwise
• 10 points for a correct answer
• Each team can take a powerplay (direct or bonus)
• Points on powerplay- +20/-10
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1
The Navsari buildings and Navsari
Chambers were becoming too small to
accommodate all the businesses. In the
early 1900s, they purchased a plot of
ground that was put up by the
Municipality for sale. The consulting
architect to the government joined as
the head of the company’s engineering
arm and designed and constructed a
building for them in 1924. What did he
construct?
ANSWER
Ans
Bombay House
2
Price list dated 1545AD found in
Mexico City.
A turkey cock: 200
The daily wage of a porter: 100
A forest rabbit: 100
A turkey egg: 3
An avocado: 3
A fish in maize husks: 3
A large sapote fruit: 1
What common item would let you buy
these?
ANSWER
Ans
Cocoa Beans
3
It was the time when fire got stolen by
tigers so uncle tiger gets his sisters son
to get back the fire but when he gets to
the village he forgets what his uncle
wanted and he asks all the villagers to
help him but he likes the village so
much and...instead of being a tiger he
turns into a cat.....
This is the IMDB summary for what
movie, and what is its significance in
movie history?
ANSWER
Ans
Tiger Child, 1st movie on IMAX
4
A famous duo gave an electrifying
performance of a song before
showcasing the new range, at the
launch event in Mumbai. Also
present at the event were G.
Sreenivasan, President, TTK
Healthcare and Vishal Vyas.
Variants of the series include Zig
Zag, and Timeless. Name the duo
and the product being launched.
ANSWER
Ans
Dwayne Bravo & Chris Gayle,
Champion range from Skore
Condoms
5
Its dimensions are 130 x 68 mm.
On one side is the Grand Mosque
and a bateel dhow ship. Its value
is approximately $3.28, as of
02.02.2017. What are we talking
about?
ANSWER
Ans
1 Kuwaiti Dinar
6
In 1831 he was awarded a Royal Letters
Patent from King William IV for the
manufacture of playing cards.
In 1860 his company printed its first
paper money – the Mauritius £5, £1
and 10 shilling notes. Nearly 100 years
later Waterlow & Sons banknote and
security printing business was acquired
by the company. Name the company.
John Shepherd Barron, an employee of
the company was awarded the OBE in
2005, for what invention made in the
1960s?
ANSWER
Ans
De La Rue Instruments
Credited with the development of
the world’s first Automated Teller
Machine
7
Connect:-
• A mountain range whose name
means ‘Benevolent Mountains’
• A temple in Telengana dedicated
to Lord Narasimha
• A hill comprising of seven peaks
• A group of mountains in
Junagadh district
• A word meaning Sandalwood
• A mountain associated with Sage
Agastya
ANSWER
Ans
Doordarshan Channels
8
The idea for the campaign launched by
a telecom company was to get dirty in a
war of words with supporters of a rival
team. The advertisements were mostly
beeped and names of players were
used very frequently. It was launched
during the Indian Premier League in
2010. The campaign was titled IPL.
What did the P in IPL stand for? Which
company launched this campaign?
ANSWER
Ans
Indian Panga League, Virgin
Mobile
9
He was a Sao Rico based financier and
the owner of Golden Oil. He financed
the ‘Peary’ expedition, which ended in
failure. His name means a sweet shop
and he has sometimes been referred to
as Blumenstein. Who are we talking
about?
ANSWER
Ans
Mr Bohlwinkel
10
Isaac Perlmutter is the CEO of
this company owned by Walt
Disney. This company was
founded by the merger of
ToyBiz with another
company. Name this
company and the famous
figure (known for cameos in
movies) named as Chairman
Emeritus of the firm.
ANSWER
Ans
Stan Lee, Marvel Entertainment
LLC
11
This two word brand name is
a combination of the
surname of a certain
Sebastian who was a
brewmaster at the Den
Hoorn brewery in Leuven and
a latin word. The name Den
Hoorn means ‘The Horn’.
Name the brand.
ANSWER
Ans
12
Among this author’s published works
are
1. Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal
Golden Braid
2. Metamagical Themas
3. I am a Strange Loop
4. Surfaces and Essences: Analogy as
the Fuel & Fire of Thinking
In 1995, he published a book, he wrote
along with other members of the Fluid
Analogies Research Group. Name the
author
ANSWER
Ans
Douglas Hofstadter
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ANSWER
Ans
Cars featured in James Bond
movies
• AMC Hornet
• Chevrolet Impala
• AMC Matador
• Rolls Royce Silver Ghost
• Range Rover Sport
• Chevrolet Nova
• Triumph Stag
• Rolls Royce Phantom
• Ford Mustang
 WIPEOUT
• Each question has 9 options, 5 of them correct
• 5 points for each correct answer
• 10 points bonus for getting all answers correct
• A single mistake would get the teams a 0
• Hence they can quit at any point of time
 A
Who?
Which of these people have been
Governors of Reserve Bank of India?

T.T Raghuram
N.D Tiwari
Krishnamachari Rajan

T.N Seshan D.Subbarao Y.V Reddy

Pranab
Bimal Jalan C.D Deshmukh
Mukherjee
 1
Who?
In which of these cities are Indian Institute
of Management (IIMs) located?

Ranchi Raipur Udaipur

Jodhpur Surat BodhGaya

Amritsar Kohima Durgapur

 2
Who?
Which of these actors have portrayed
Steve Jobs in feature films or
documentaries?
Michael
Patrick Stewart Tom Hiddleston
Fassbender

Noah Wyle Justin Long Ashton Kutcher

Mark Neveldine Matt Damon Jude Law

 3
Who?
Which of these companies are
subsidiaries of Google?

FriendFeed Spool Picasa

ZipDash Goodreads DoubleClick

Titan Aerospace Oyster Audible.com

 4
Who?
Which of these companies have been
founded by ex PayPal employees/
founders?

Tesla Inc. Myspace LinkedIn

SpaceX Clarium Capital Yelp

Whatsapp Airbnb IMDb

 5
Who?
Which of these people have been TIME
Person of the Year?

Walter Chrysler Harlow Curtice Ted Turner

Jeff Bezos Richard Branson Ben Bernanke

Henry Ford Larry Page Steve Jobs

 6
Who?
Which of these famous people are part
owners of teams in the Indian Super
League?
Harshvardhan
Sunil Gavaskar Anil Ambani
Neotia

Abhishek
Rahul Bajaj Venugopal Dhoot
Bachchan

Chiranjeevi Ranbir Kapoor Pawan Munjal

 7
Who?
Which of these Indian companies are
listed on the New York Stock Exchange?

HDFC Bank Infosys Tata Motors

Flipkart Yes Bank Vedanta

Snapdeal Ranbaxy Dr Reddy’s Labs

 8
Who?
Which of these brands are named after
real life people?

Nokia Disney Sony

Adobe Gillette Adidas

Nirma Chevrolet Motorola

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• General questions on business (mix of dry or visual)
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• 10 points for a correct answer
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1
This Brussels based company was
named after its founder, a Greek-
American confectioner. The
company’s logo depicts a famous
Greek hero from Sparta. Name
this company.
ANSWER
Ans
2
Connect
ANSWER
Ans
Bajaj V Invincible Indians
3
This Winchester based company
was bought by a group of
investors led by the Wisden
Group. The investors included
American businessman Mark
Getty. In 2011 this company was
bought by Sony. Which company?
ANSWER
Ans
Hawk-Eye
4
"You want a formula for success?
Take two Jews who have just
been fired, add an Irishman who
just walked away from a
bankruptcy and an Italian running
a no-name investment banking
firm." This is a quote from a
book, written by founders of a
famous company. Name the book
and the company
ANSWER
Ans
5
Name the brand of coffee which
has these flavours
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Ans
6
When Fidel Castro’s rebels
came from the Cuban
mountains and took control, one
of the first orders he gave was
the destruction of all copies of
X. The reason for this was that
by the 1950s X had become a
symbol of American money and
power, which Castro wanted to
take down. Identify X
ANSWER
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7
The fine ingredients of what
launched in 2008 included- Wagyu
beef, white truffles, Pata Negra
ham slices, Cristal onion straws,
Modena balsamic vinegar, lambs
lettuce, pink Himalayan rock salt,
organic white wine and shallot
infused mayonnaise in an Iranian
saffron and white truffle dusted
bun. Name the company involved
as well
ANSWER
Ans
Burger King, $200 burger
8
The regular features of what includes?

1. Good News
2. Bad News
3. International
4. Politics
5. Opinion
6. Tragedies
7. Jobs
8. Showizbiz
9. Fiendishly Difficult Crossword
ANSWER
Ans
9
Fill in the blanks in this Amul
advertisement?
ANSWER
Ans
10
Connect
ANSWER
Ans
Ray Kroc

• Mark Knopfler’s song ‘Boom,

Like That’ is about him
• Michael Keaton plays his role
in ‘The Founder’
• He was the owner of the San
Diego Padres for 10 years
• Steve Easterbrook is the
current CEO of Mcdonald’s
11
Advertisements for which brand?
ANSWER
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12
AFL is associated with TecnoBody, one
of the World’s leading company in the
field of health and fitness products
focusing on Medical Fitness and
Rehabilitation Systems. AFL offers BASI
Systems, an extension to BASI Pilates,
an exceptional engineered tool with
high quality materials that offers best
interface between exerciser and
equipment. AFL represents Cryospace,
a leading Polish company in the field of
Cryotherapy designs. Incorporated in
Chandigarh, what does AFL stand for?
ANSWER
Ans
Abhinav Futuristics Limited
Tie Breaker
1
The Khadi-duck is an
unconventional type of weave
that meshes three threads into
a weave, compared to the two
weaves used in conventional
weaving. Which product coded
as IS-1 uses this type of weave
as per the guidelines set by
The Bureau of Indian
Standards?
ANSWER
Ans

The Indian National Flag

The picture given above is incidentally
the first stamp released in
Independent India
2
Leadenhall Street in London
was the location of the
headquarters of which
organisation from 1729 until
1861?
ANSWER
Ans

Initially a trading establishment, later

acquired military powers, controlling a
large part of India. It relinquished its
powers to the British crown after the
1857 Indian Rebellion
3
The name of which airlines,
featuring an eight-pointed star
in its logo, is drawn from the
Sanskrit word meaning ‘limitless
expanse’?
ANSWER
Ans
 AD-DICTED
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• All questions based on advertisements
• 10 points for a correct answer
• Each team can take a powerplay (direct or bonus)
• Points on powerplay- +20/-10
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Ad for what?
ANSWER
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2
Identify the advertiser
ANSWER
Ans
Cycle Pure Agarbathies
3
Which brand’s campaign?
ANSWER
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4
To which movie star is this
Absolut Vodka ad dedicated to?
ANSWER
Ans
5
Which company came out with
this campaign, congratulating
another company on its 100th
anniversary?
ANSWER
Ans
Mercedes congratulating BMW
6
Classic advertisement for which
famous brand?
ANSWER
Ans