Moss - Week 05 - Full Set

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Week 05
Fun ‘n Fundas
Venky
kiVi
Ban
The Rules
6 sets of 5 questions each

Each set has four 1 pointers and a 3
pointer
No Negatives
Teams of max 4 people

If you are more than 4, play as separate
tables
All answers to be written down

Please put down table numbers
Set 1
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1
The title of the show was

inspired by a 1956 song by
Cole Porter. Originally hosted
by Chris Tarrant in UK, the
show was originally supposed
to be called 'The Cash
Mountain‘.
What’s the name?

2
A 12 time Emmy award winning
comedian, she hosts her own show,
and has also done the voice over for
animated movies like Finding Nemo.
She came out on an Oprah Winfrey
Show and confessed to being a
lesbian. She hosted the Academy
Awards in 2006, thereby, becoming
the first openly gay or lesbian
person to host the Academy Awards.
3
Connect
4
In 1983, X relocated to Chicago to
host
WLS-TV's low-rated half-hour
morning talk-show, AM Chicago. The
first episode aired on January 2,
1984. Within months after X took
over, the show went from last place
in the ratings to overtaking Donahue
as the highest rated talk show in
Chicago. It was renamed , expanded
to a full hour, and broadcast
5
2009 onwards
1992 - 2009
Who was it from 1962 - 1992?

Set 2
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1
What is Italian WWI Air Ace

Count Francesco Baracca's
contribution to the world of
motor sport?
2
It gets its name from an
aboriginal term meaning ‘No
water’. This creature never
drinks water during its entire
life. It eats only the leaves of
the Eucalyptus tree. Winners
at the Australian Open tennis
grand slam get soft toys
modelled on it (apart from the
3
In the early 1880s PT Barnum, the
circus guy purchased a huge
African elephant from the London
Zoo. Thousands turned out to see
it in America. It got its name from
his keepers at the London zoo
and it's apparently a Swahili
word. The word has now entered
the English language and is very
common today.
4
This place was originally a large
swamp settled by fishermen. In
the 14th century it was known as
the "sea town" and the East India
Company laid a claim for it in
1819. The present day name
came about when a visiting
prince encountered a strange
looking animal, which he mistook
for a lion.
In 1930, a young chemistry 5
graduate
D P Dandekar felt the urge to
manufacture products that were
not easily available in India. He
decided to go with inks. He got
the name for his company from
an ad slogan that he has seen
which went “I would walk a mile
for a _____”.
Set 3
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You Ness Co.

-World Heritage Sites in
India-
1
The name means beautiful

jungle and probably comes
from names of the trees that
grow here. The nearest
railway station is Canning, 48
km away. The nearest town
Gosaba is 50 km away.
Which place?
2
Where was this scene shot?

3
The Gur-e Amir is the mausoleum of

Timur in Samarkand. It occupies an
important place in the history of Islamic
Architecture as the precursor and model
for later great Mughal architecture,
including _______and the ______, built by
Timur's descendants.
4
What is the connection to a

specific UNESCO WHS?
In 1931, Frank 5
Smythe was the
leader of the first
successful
expedition to climb
Kamet (7,756 m).
During the Kamet
expedition Smythe
Fill in and Holdswordth
the discovered what is
blanks now called the
Set 4
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Citius, Altius,
Fortius
-Olympics-
1
Which brand?
2
In the 1932 LA Olympics, India
beat USA 24-1, which was the
highest margin of defeat in the
Olympics. Dhyan Chand scored 8
goals in that game.
Who scored the maximum

number of goals for India in that
game?
Connect the following names: 3
• Moshe Weinberg (wrestling coach)

• Yossef Romano (weightlifter)
• Ze'ev Friedman (weightlifter)
• David Berger (weightlifter)
• Yakov Springer (weightlifting
judge)
• Eliezer Halfin (wrestler)
• Yossef Gutfreund (wrestling
referee)
• Kehat Shorr (shooting coach)
• Mark Slavin (wrestler)
4
Connect
5
Michael Phelps won 8 medals

at the Olympics in 2004 and
2008. In doing so he equalled
a world record for maximum
number of medals by a
sportsman at the summer
Olympics.
Whose record did he equal?

Set 5
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Heard Here
-Audios-
Set 6
___________________
The Swinging ‘70s

His first movie was 1
"Hercules in New York" in
1970 with the tagline "See
Him Toss Tough Men Like
Toothpicks!“
His diction was so poor that

his voice in this box office
dud was dubbed over.
Who was the star?

2
In 1973, Neil Young interrupted
his concert in New York, with
the words “Peace has come”.
Following the announcement

the crowd went bonkers for
awhile, kissing, hugging each
other and weeping.
What did the message signify?

3
This is Louise Brown as she looks today

(inset – circa 1980). Born on 25 July 1978
she was the first of her kind. Her sister
Natalie was the fortieth in the series!
4
In 1977 he published his

autobiography “My life and
the beautiful game”. He got
the International Peace Prize
in 1978. In 1980 he was
named the “athlete of the
century”. Who?
5
The lyrics of this 1971 hit were
influenced by the book “Magic
Arts in Celtic Britain”. Full of
pagan imagery, and referring
to trees, brooks, pipers and
shining white light, it has
become a timeless classic.
Which song?

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6 sets of 5 questions each

Teams of max 4 people

All answers to be written down

The title of the show was

What’s the name?

Who was it from 1962 - 1992?

What is Italian WWI Air Ace

You Ness Co.

The name means beautiful

Where was this scene shot?

The Gur-e Amir is the mausoleum of

What is the connection to a

Who scored the maximum

• Moshe Weinberg (wrestling coach)

Michael Phelps won 8 medals

Whose record did he equal?

The Swinging ‘70s

His diction was so poor that

Who was the star?

Following the announcement

What did the message signify?

This is Louise Brown as she looks today

In 1977 he published his

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