Enquiry session

10/04/2023CONDUCTED BY APRATIM MUKHOPADHYAY

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CONDUCTED ON10/4/2014

ENQUIRY SESSION #6


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RULES

24 QUESTIONS+15/-10 ON THE POUNCETEAMS MAY POUNCE ON THEIR OWN

QUESTIONA FLAT 10 FOR A CORRECT ANSWER ON

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1. The above is the closing sequence of S6E8 of Seinfeld, aired in 1994. It pays tribute to a scene from which best picture winner at the Oscars?

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Midnight Cowboy


2. X is said to have been inspired by the method used by William Miller, a bookkeeper from Brooklyn in 1899. X was born in Lugo, Italy in 1882. X was nabbed in 1922 for not having taken up American citizenship, although he had lived in the USA since 1903. In his last interview, he had said:”…Without malice aforethought I had given them the best show that was ever staged in their territory since the landing of the Pilgrims! It was easily worth fifteen million bucks to watch me put the thing over.” Identify X, or just tell me how he has been immortalized in the world of business.


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Charles Ponzi, the fraudster who lent his name to the Ponzi scheme


3. Conectamundo


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Parties formed by breakaway factions from within the INC


4. The above is a print ad by?


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Penguin Books


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5. Names for what

Mardaani- Parts of Uttar Pradesh and BiharLaacha- PunjabPudve- KonkaniSurjya- AssameseVeshti- Tamil


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Dhoti


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6. Part of the opening credits of which famous and critically appreciated TV show which won nine Emmy awards?

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Six Feet Under


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7. Which was the first ever team in the history of the European Cup to win it without having been the defending champions or the domestic league winner from the previous season? {Hint: Had the team they beat emerged victorious, they would have held the record}


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Manchester United in 1999


8. “Bonding our world together” is the marketing logo of which brand which is very famous in India?


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Dendrite


9. The crew of which space shuttle?


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Challenger


10. X was started in 1937 and X became a public sector company in 1947 after India gained independence. X produces distempers, enamels and primers, among other things. X’s flagship product has been exported over the years to countries like Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Nigeria. X often works in close cohesion with the National Physics Laboratory of India. Identify X.


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Mysore Paints and Varnishes Limited


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11. X, composed from 1992 to 1996 and published in 1997, is a semi-autobiographical work which often captures the author’s own childhood. X, though generally drawing favourable reviews, also drew reactions like “execrable” from Carmin Callil and “profoundly depressing” from The Guardian. X was also apprehended on obscenity charges due to its frank evocations of sexuality, especially a pivotal scene depicting intercourse between a brother and a sister. X was described by its author as “an inextricable mix of experience and imagination.” Identify X.


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The God of Small Things


12. The name of which animal translates into “little armoured one” in Spanish?


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Armadillo


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13. Warren Buffet recently speaking about which fictional character, whom he also described as a “good businessman”:

“X would be my guy if I ever have to go toe-to-toe with anyone.”


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Walter White


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14. What was unique about this match and whose brief involvement led to what we see?

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The first ever Hell in a Cell matchKane{it was his debut}


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15. Identify the film and the author on whose work it was based.

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A Single ManChristopher Isherwood


16. A plaque commemmorating what?


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The world’s first ATM


17. Although X has been used and suggested in various forms by grups and figures as diverse as Buddhists and Thomas Paine, X’s most iconic usage commenced in 1978 after X was popularised by Gilbert Baker, an artist from San Francisco. To commemorate the 25th anniversary of Y, a one mile-long X was created in New York in 1994, and post the event it was cut up and distributed. After Z, someone whose life has since been commemorated on celluloid died in 1978, the demand for Xs increased greatly. In 1989, X received nationwide attention in the USA after a certain John Stout sued his landlord and won the right to display X on his apartment balcony. Identify X, Y and Z.


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X- Rainbow/ LGBT pride flagY- Stonewall riotsZ- Harvey Milk


18. X is said to have been created by Bhima while living as a cook, Ballav, in exile.. Since Bhima did not know how to cook, he merely chopped up many vegetables and grated it. Other mythogical versions of X’s creation exist. X is considered an integral part of Sadya, a particular feast. X is usually eaten with rice; X is also often used to indicate something boiled or cooked in water. Identify X.


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Avial


19. The above is a graph depicting what?


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Magnus Carlsen’s elo rating


20. This is the minimalist poster of which recent movie?


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Aashiqui 2


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21. The above is the election symbol of which party?


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Tehrik-I-Insaf


6722. Which very commonly used phrase derives

from medieval times, an age when warriors often carried too many weapons and, due to lack of enough places to safely keep them in, had to resort to unusual means of holding on to their arsenal?


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Armed to the teeth


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image was shot. One idea was to use milk in stead of water, but the fear of castigation from a worldwide audience after WWII had just ended for wasting it caused it to be scrapped. Another wild but ultimately rejected idea involved exploding a certain animal. 28 attempts were apparently needed to capture a perfect shot. Which iconic image is being referred to here?


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Dali Atomicus


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24. To close with another question from Seinfeld, the above segment spoofs which film?

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Pulp Fiction


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Enquiry session

Education

apratim mukhopadhyay

apratim mukhopadhyay

best picture winner

pivotal scene

pounce teams

ponzi scheme

world of business

domestic league winner