Old Monk, New Bottle - Finals

Old Monk, New Bottle
The Farewell Quiz
Karun Sethi & Gaurav Dadhich
DoMS, IIT Roorkee – Class of 2014

• Written Round
• 10 questions in all
• Identify the first tweets of famous celebrities/brands
• +2 for each; +5 bonus if all correct
• No negatives

• 40 questions in all
• First 20 clockwise, the rest anti-clockwise
• +2/0 on bounce
• +2/-2 on pounce

Identify the organization from its logo.

On 16th July 1948, Miss Macao, a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina (VR-HDT)
from Macau to Hong Kong was hijacked by four men, who killed the pilot after
take-off.The aircraft crashed in the Pearl River Delta near Zhuhai.Twenty-six
people died, leaving only one survivor – a hijacker.This was the first hijacking
of a commercial airliner in the world. Give the parent company of the airline.

Born as X Stasinopoúlou but now known popularly by her post-marriage
surname, which LinkedIn Influencer’s partial bibliography is shown on the next
slide?
[IMAGE FOLLOWS]

Arianna Huffington of The Huffington Post

How do we better know English actor and author Maurice Joseph Micklewhite?

Scientists, specifically biochemists have investigated the difference between X and a
Y.The Department of Biochemistry at the University of Western Ontario in Canada
conducted a study and found that the X was able to break down hydrogen peroxide
and leave only 0.072% of the peroxide behind, versus theY, which left behind 0.157%
of the peroxide.Thus X has more antioxidants thanY.Thus the study provided
evidence that X (more thanY) appears to reduce the risk of cataracts, cardiovascular
disease, and stroke.What are X andY?

X = Martini shaken
Y = Martini stirred

Identify this 1922 born gentleman, who
is putting in his famous signature.

The roots of this company lie in Sound of Music, an electronics store specializing in hi-
fi stereos in Saint Paul, Minnesota. In 1969, SOM was publicly listed on NASDAQ.
After multiplying to 9 stores in Minnesota by 1978, their most profitable store was hit
by aTornado in 1981. Damaged and excess stock was thus sold in a “Tornado Sale”. It
made more money in this 4 day sale than it used to make in a month. It was renamed
to its current name in 1983 and started selling home appliances too. Its store-design-
generations are known as “Concept II” and “Concept III”. Which retail giant?

According to GoogleTrends 2013 for
Bollywood movies, which movie
(surprisingly) topped the trends chart?
1. _____________
2. Chennai Express
3. Krrish 3
4. Dhoom 3
5. Himmatwala
6. Race 2
7. ABCD
8. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
9. Dabangg 2
10. Madras Cafe

SSA & Company is an Operations Consulting Company. SSA apparently stands
for the initials of its previous name. Expand SSA.

MaryWard was an Anglo-Irish amateur scientist. She was one of only three
women on the mailing list for the Royal Astronomical Society. (Of the others,
one was QueenVictoria and the other was Mary Somerville, a scientist for
whom Somerville College at Oxford University was named). She is the great-
grandmother of the English actress and author Lalla Ward, known best for her
role as Romana, in DoctorWho. However, she is famous for something very
specific (and unrelated) in the world of automobiles. What?

First recorded fatality in an automobile accident

X is a new age digital current account that offers unparalleled convenience.
Easy & anytime access, hassle-free transactions and numerous benefits, that
is what X is all about. What’s more, banking is now social with it as you can
receive banking account updates throughTwitter, gain reward points for
transacting online and adding friends to your X network. X is offered byY. Give
both X andY.

Anand Gandhi was born in 1980 in India. He wrote the screenplay for Kahaani
Ghar Ghar Ki for a very long time and wrote dialogues for Kyunki Saas Bhi
Kabhi BahuThi for the first 80 episodes. In July 2013, the Philosophy
Department of the Mumbai University honoured him with a “Contribution to
Jain Philosophy” award. His directorial debut is the 2003 30-min film – Right
Here Right Now. What is his most famous creation, which is based upon a
classical paradox?

This is the logo of an organization called MindGeek.What is this organization
famous for?

Parent company of many pornographic websites including
Brazzers,YouPorn, Pornhub, Digital Playground, XTube, Mofos, ExtremeTube
etc.
Lesson: Never judge a website by its name!

Temasek Holdings is an investment company headquartered at Singapore.
It is one of the few global firms assigned with the highest overall corporate
credit ratings of AAA by Standard & Poor’s and AAA by Moody’s. As of
2014, its portfolio is worth 175 billion USD. Some of its largest investments are
in Bank of China, China Construction Bank Corp., ICBC, Standard Chartered
PLC.Who owns it?

Being a Madras Christian College and Harvard University (Edward Mason Fellowship)
alumnus, he was accepted to the IPS in 1953. However, he re-wrote the exam in 1955 to
join as an IASTrainee. He held the following posts:
- Director, Department ofAtomic Energy
- Joint Secretary, Department of Space
- Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Government ofTamil Nadu
- Member (Personnel), Oil & Natural Gas Commission [CONTD.]

-Additional Secretary, Department of Space
- Secretary to the Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence
- Secretary, Internal Security
- Cabinet Secretary
- X
He lost his presidential contest to K.R. Narayanan. He was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay
Award in 1996. He is most famously known for X. Who? And X?

T.N. Seshan – Chief Election Commissioner

Companies co-founded by Dr. Dre.

Identify this gentleman and why was he in the news recently.

Chandra Shekhar Ghosh
Bandhan (New banking licenses)

The man in this image is Ben Lashes.
He is known as a marketing guru in the
Internet age because of the unique
nature of his job.What is his job?

He is an Internet MemeTalent Manager. His official clients include Grumpy
Cat, Keyboard Cat, Ridiculously Photogenic Guy etc.

He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He graduated with B.A. in Psychology from
Stanford University in 1976. After attending Stanford, he went to law school at UC
Davis, where he lasted two weeks before realizing that he hated law school. In
1977, he enrolled in the UCLA Anderson School of Management, from where he
received his MBA. His first job was at a jewelry company, Nova Stylings. In 1983, he
got a job at Apple thus becoming one of the employees originally responsible for
marketing the Macintosh in 1984. He was the co-founder of GarageTechnology
Ventures, a venture capital firm. On March 1, 2013, he announced that he would be
joining Google as an advisor to Motorola.Who?

ReturnTo Almora is a romance novel by this gentleman. He was awarded the
Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the NDTV Global Indian of theYear in 2007. He
later received the PadmaVibhushan in 2008. Also winner of the Officer of
the Legion of Honour. Born in Nainital India, he was educated at La Martiniere
College in Lucknow. He began his career with the Indian Railways. He is a
strict vegetarian, partly due to his beliefs as a Hindu, and partly because of
the impact of meat-production on the environment. [IMAGE FOLLOWS]

Which management guru’s uncle started this Allentown, Pennsylvania based
restaurant, which is still privately owned and has an annual revenue of
$500,000 USD?

Which famous article that contributes
significantly to Indian exports, is named
after this gentleman?

Alfonso mangoes – named after Alfonso de Albuquerque

Identify this company (from its logo) that was co-founded by James Cameron.

Digital Domain – an American visual effects and digital production company

If you type in the words “Strategy and” on Google, what is the first search result
you will get?What is the funda?

You will be led to the new website of the management consulting firm Booz &
Company.This was renamed to Strategy& after it got merged with PwC.

Fill in the last line of this classic scene.
X: No! I only know that I love you.
Y:That’s your misfortune.
[Y turns to walk down the stairs]
X: Oh,Y! [X watchesY walk to the door]
X:Y! [runs down the stairs afterY]
X:Y,Y!
[catches him as he’s walking out the
front door]
X:Y... if you go, where shall I go, what
shall I do?
Y: __________________________ .

Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.

Just give the funda behind this image.
(Current Affairs)

First image on Instagram from space

In the world of entertainment, what are Red Apple Cigarettes, Jack Rabbit
Slim’s Restaurants, Big Kahuna Burger?

Fictional brands created by QuentinTarantino for his movies

Ajit Balakrishnan is a University of Kerala and IIM Calcutta alumnus. At the age
of 22, he co-founded a now famous media company. He is currently the
Chairman of the Board of Governors of IIM Calcutta. He is Chairman Emeritus of
the Internet and Mobile Association of India. He is a columnist for Business
Standard.Which is his most famous NASDAQ listed company?

Who is this man and what is he
famously known for?

Gregory David Roberts – Shantaram

The term Grasscycling is a portmanteau combining “grass” and
“recycling”, and had come into use by at least 1990 as part of the push to
reduce the huge quantities of clippings going into landfills, up to half of some
cities' summertime waste flow. So what exactly does this term mean?

It means leaving grass clippings on the lawn when mowing. Grass clippings
easily break down and return to the soil within one to two weeks, thus acting
primarily as a fertilizer supplement.

This is a Lego truck at a certain site that comes alive in August every year for about a
week’s time.They are into the tradition of doing something to a specific wooden
article and what is visible apart from the Lego truck, has been included in the
tradition off late. Also, because the community that used to carry this out, had
infighting, they converted this activity into a Not-For-Profit, starting 2011. It features
in this quiz because it was the subject of first of its kind of a now famous phenomenon
associated with a business.What are we referring to?
[IMAGE FOLLOWS]

This is site of the Burning Man festival.They now burn the wooden temples
made specially for the purpose.The first Google Doodle was dedicated to Larry
and Sergey going to the Burning Man Fest.

This is the logo of an organization owned by an Indian, who for a particular
reason was unhappy about his initial business venture.Which company and
who owns it?

SumZero, owned by Divya Narendra (The Social Network, anyone?)

Minimal poster for which movie?

What word in English is derived from the French disruption of the Italian word
for handling, especially tools which in turn is further derived from the Latin word
for hand?

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