Battle of minds finals

BATTLE OF

MINDS

Round 1BATTLE OF MINDS

RULES• On Pounce(+30/-30)• On Direct +10• Only ONE pounce per question

B A T T L EO F

M I N D S

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BREXIT

AThis is a still from the movie PK shot at Agrasen ki Baoli, a famous ancient structure in the middle of New Delhi near Connaught Place.Agrasen was a legendary Indian king of Agroha, a city of traders. The ______ and Agrahari communities claim descent from him. The structure was built by Agrasen during the Mahabharata period and was rebuilt in the 14th century by the ______ community.

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AGRAWALS(AGARWAL/AGGARWAL)

T Jack Cover spent most of his career as a nuclear physicist who worked in aerospace and defense, including playing a significant role in supplying parts for NASA’s Apollo project. In 1970 the 50-year-old Cover diverted his research to finding a weapon that could incapacitate assailants without killing them. He received a patent for his design in 1974, and by 1980 Cover had sold the Los Angeles Police Department on using his new gadget to help apprehend violent suspects. It is sold by a company of the same name.What is being talked about?

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TASER

TDeveloped by Alexey Pajitnov in Moscow in 1984, this game is the first entertainment software to be exported from the USSR to the US. With more than 70 mn physical copies and over 100 mn copies for cell phones, it is the highest paid-downloaded game of all time.It derives its name from a special kind of polyominoes (geometric strutures) incorporated in the game, and the developer’s favourite sport.Which extremely famous game?

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TETRIS (Tetra+Tennis)

L'Music for Relief' was founded by _______ in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Since inception in 2005,it has responded to more than 25 natural disasters across four continents including Hurricane Katrina, China’s Wenchuan earthquake, a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe, earthquakes in Haiti in 2010 and Japan in 2011, and most recently the Nepal earthquakes in 2015. Music for Relief has also planted over 1.3 million trees to help reduce climate change.Who are behind this project?

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LINKIN PARK

EA history book from 1929 titled 'Twelve Against the Gods' by William Bolitho has sold out on Amazon. This happened after X who had been reading the book praised it saying that "It's really quite good”. The price of a secondhand copy of the book went up from $6.35 to $99.99 before it was sold out. Identify X

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ELON MUSK

OIn 1901, divers recovered this shoebox-size, gear filled box from a 2000 year old ship wreck on the Mediterranean Floor. Please identify. Two of its dials calculated the Metonic Cycle and the Saros cycle for calculating almanac and eclipses. A separate Bronze based on the Callipic cycle, divided into four sectors, was specifically created to track which very famous event?

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OLYMPICS

FBertie Charles was a financial columnist for the Hearst papers, and his partner Walter Drey, the general manager of the Magazine of Wall Street, founded _____ magazine on September 15, 1917. Bertie provided the money and the name and Drey provided the publishing expertise. The original name of the magazine was _____: Devoted to Doers and Doings.It’s editor-in-chief is Steve, grandson of Bertie and the CEO is Mike Perlis.Today it is the leader in it’s sector.

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M

The word _____ is an English corruption of mughal, Persian or Arabic for "Mongol". It alludes to emperors of the Mughal Empire of the Indian subcontinent that existed between 1526 and 1857 who possessed great power and storied riches capable of producing wonders of opulence such as the Taj Mahal. It is used to connote a very rich or powerful person.

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MOGUL

IThis began in the popular "rec.arts.movies'" newsgroup on Usenet in 1989. The first project was a post simply titled "Those Eyes" that, with the participation of all readers, identified actresses with beautiful eyes. The thread grew beyond the size of a typical thread, newsgroup participants simply called it “THE LIST”.What is this the origin of?

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NWithings is a French company vested in creating health devices based on Internet of Things. It is now owned by which famous company as a part of it’s Digital Health unit?

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NOKIA

DDuring the 22nd of his 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela was visited by an International delegation which included former Aussie Prime Minister Malcom Fraser. Mandela’s first question to him was “Is ____ still alive?”

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DONALD BRADMAN

S___________ was the founder and chairman of Internet Users Community of India (IUCI). He had also played a major role in setting up internet organizations like the Ethical Hackers Association. He also maintained a website dedicated to the his family. He was also one of few people in India to have got access to Apple’s eWorld beta service much before VSNL launched the Internet for Indian public.Who is this Internet pioneer?

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SHAMMI KAPOOR

Round 2CLUES

RULES• On the Buzzer.• 1st clue: +30/-15 • 2nd clue: +15/-20• 3rd clue: +10/-30

He started off as a chemical engineer but decided to be a stand-up comedian. He failed miserably.

He then participated in a heist (robbery) that went horribly wrong. He lost his wife and kid, who fell into a vat of chemicals.

He has been portrayed by Jack Nicholson, Mark Hamill and Cesar Romero among others.

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The Joker

“ X will always love you. Farewell.”

A meta-search engine, it was the 2nd most popular in it’s category.

It was started in 2003 by an individual under a pseudonym Flippy.

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Torrentz

Their first single on the UK Top 5 was “Yellow” which shot them to worldwide fame.

Formed at University of London.

They initially called themselves as “Pectoralz” and then changed to “Starfish”.

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COLDPLAY

Round 3SHORT VISUAL

CONNECT

RULES• On the Buzzer.• Score on each slide• One attempt per team

+50/-50

+25/-25

+10/-10

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WERNER HEISENBERG• Walter White – Heisenberg • Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle• Werner Heisenberg

Round 4JOIN THE DOTS

RULES• On the Buzzer.• 5 seconds of time.• +20/-20• Connect all the pictures and give a final answer.• No extra points for connecting all the pictures.

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Benedict Cumberbatch• Dr. Strange• Sherlock• Smaug(The Hobbit)• Alan Turing

(The Imitation Game)

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Rio olympics 2016

• Vinicus de moares – mascot • Sugarloaf mountain – logo• Maracana beach – gives its name to stadium

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Clubs that have won the European Treble

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The Maharatna Companiesof Government of India

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The Manhattan ProjectThe people are associated with the Project:• Leslie Groves• Enrico Fermi• Robert J. Oppenheimer

Shoulder patch which was adopted by the people who worked on it.Uranium – primary material for nuclear fissions for the Atomic Bomb

Round 5Death Valley

RULES• On the Buzzer.• +40/-40*5 questions

Question 1

Orkut Buyukkokten, creator of google’s social networking platform Orkut has launched a new social network X to connect people who share the same passions across the world. He said “X is the next generation of Orkut… It is the first social network built on love, not likes.” Identify X.

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Hello

Question 2What has been blanked out?

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Question 3In 1765, A. Boulanger put a sign above his front door stating: “Boulanger debite des _______ divins” with the added Latin invitation translating to “Come to me, those who are famished, and I will give you sustenance.”What word did he use to describe his institution that has become a generic to describe all such businesses?

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RESTAURANT

Question 4Print Ad by which company on Earth Day 2014?

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APPLE

Question 5Who was made an honorary member of the Bradford City Supporters’ Club because of the huge boost he gave to the sales of club scarves since his arrival in 2002?

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Harry Potter

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TIE BREAKERS

Which company’s logo is called ‘Fluid in Motion’ ?

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This is the first kind of what?

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Remote Controller