Pragya 6th Sense Finals 2023

Welcome to the End Game
Pragya 6th Sense 2023 - Finals
Sabyasachi Ganguly - Arnab Das - Nivesh Dave -
Chirag Chakraborty

DRY ROUND
Direct : +20/0
Pounce : +20/-10
Bounce : +10/0
Immunity -> 1 available per team

1
This water body was mainly constructed in 1908-10. It formed a crucial part of the
“Inner Sundarban Route”, giving the British increased navigational capabilities to
East Bengal. Connecting the river Hooghly with the Kultigong river, this water body
originates from the Circular Canal at Chitpur in the west and extends upto the
Bhangar Kata Khal in the east, which drains at Kulti.
It has been an intermittent part of Bengali folklore, and has played a crucial role in
the drainage system of some of the busiest hubs of eastern and northern Kolkata.
You might have crossed this water body while coming here today. How do we know
this water body today as?

2
This Brazilian 'footballer' was nicknamed 'Kaiser'
because of his resemblance to Franz
Beckenbauer. In a career spanning almost 2
decades, he was signed to many clubs on short
contracts, despite never playing a single
match.
There has been a book and a documentary film
based on him titled 'Kaiser: The Greatest
Footballer Never To Have Played Football'.
Identify this man (Give his real name).

3
The personality in question was an Italian-American mobster, who served a prison
sentence of 15 years from 1971 to 1986 due to the allegation of murdering 11
people, which earned him the nickname of "The Harwood Butcher". His association
with the Forelli crime family, an Italian Mafia Organisation leads him to conduct a
large number of crimes after his release from prison, eventually becoming the crime
Kingpin of a city.
He was also famous for having a number of skills, like being proficient in weaponry
and driving, but his well-known weakness was his inability to swim, which often
caused problems in his life.
Identify this fictional personality.

TOMMY VERCETTI (The Protagonist of GTA Vice City)

4
"Cult of Personality" is the opening track from the debut studio album "Vivid"
(1988) of the American rock band Living Colour. The song references a number of
prominent political figures, namely Malcolm X, J. F. Kennedy, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin and Mahatma Gandhi.
It received multiple awards, including the Grammy Award for “Best Hard Rock
Performance” in 1990, and is often regarded as one of the greatest hard rock songs
of all time.
What additional reason makes this song popular among Pro-Wrestling fans?

CM Punk uses this song as his entrance theme across WWE, ROH, AEW
and even UFC.

5
It was initially given the name "Kamaraj", but K. Kamaraj was the
then president of the ruling party, Indian National Congress, so
a new name was chosen. What is this name?
Introduced in 1968, this product is credited with the success of the
family planning campaign in the country at that point.

6
The Shiv Sena is well known throughout India for maintaining a hardline
stance on the issue of India’s relations with Pakistan. There were several
instances where Shiv Sainiks had interrupted or demonstrated around
events where Pakistan was involved.
A similar protest was seen in the beginning of 1999 when Shiv Sainiks had
dug up the pitch of the Feroze Shah Kotla stadium in Delhi, before the
India vs Pakistan test series. However, BCCI and DCA decided to hastily
re-lay the pitch and ensure the match goes on with high security.
What cricket-related incident, that happened soon after, is uncannily
attributed by some to this incident?

ANIL KUMBLE, 10 WICKETS IN AN INNINGS

7
A former head-of-state of an Asian
country was incriminated by the
Panama Papers, and is currently
imprisoned. The evidence against
him/her was that his/her family had
produced documents claiming they
were from 2006, but the writing on
the documents was in the Calibri
font, which was publicly released a
year later in 2007; thus confirming
that the documents were forged.
ID the former head of state.

8
Atargatis was a Syrian moon goddess.
She had a child with a human. She then
killed her love, abandoned her child,
jumped into a lake and took the form of a
being that was not allowed by the Gods to
lose it's complete beauty.
This new being from Assyrian mythology
is widely famous in pop culture, what is it?

WRITTEN ROUND
For connect questions,
+10 for answer, +5 for each connect, +10 bonus for full house
For single answer questions, +20/0
For multiple answer questions, +10 for each part of answer

1
Connect to an
Indian
personality.

2
Connect to a
Indian
entrepreneur
and
philanthropist.

3
As we know, Wuhan is well known for the "Wonder" it gave
to the world also known as Covid but in 2014 Wuhan worked
as an actual wonder for a country in the international
basketball tournament which takes place every four years
between the men's national teams of Asia and Oceania. That
country had a first time win over China in Basketball. Give me
the Name of the country and what this incident was
famously known as?

4
Connect to
an eminent
বাঙাল
personality

5
Connect the
personalities to a
particular date,
with funda. Be
specific.

6
Connect the
Images and name
the Franchise

7
Just a few months ago, in an attempt to Create Buzz around
lab grown meat, the Australian Cultured meat company
named VOW made the first ever meat ball out of an extinct
animal. They took the DNA from the fossils of this animal and
produced it's Myoglobin by engineering the DNA of the extinct
animal into Sheep muscle cells and grew them in the lab until
they had enough meat to turn into a ball. What this created
was several Billion Muscle cells that had 99% myoglobin of
that extinct Animal but no one ate the meat as they were
unsure of what allergens it would have.
What animal is in question?

8
This lake is the 2nd largest wetland in Africa. The basin of this
lake comprises biosphere reserves, World Heritage and
Ramsar sites as well as wetlands of international conservation
importance.
The name of this lake is very relevant in meme culture, as this
name refers to someone like an “ideal human” with XY
chromosome.
Name the Lake.

The German warship SMS Emden was one of the only factors
in the First World War that touched the lives of civilian Indians
in a major city when it shelled Madras in September 1914.
Similarly, the SS Fort Stikine was one of the only times the
Second World War directly touched the lives of civilians in
Bombay when it exploded on the harbour killing over 1300
civillians.
What event is observed in India in April remembering the
Heroes in this particular incident?
9

10
This is the modern
representation of a war
flag of a war Lord in
Indian mythology who
was also a philosopher
and was cursed by the
elder lords , the curse
being the biggest
identification point for
him.
Whose flag is this?

3. COUNTRY - INDIA
EVENT IS FAMOUSLY KNOWN AS - WONDER OF WUHAN

4. Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose

5. BIRTHDAY BOIS AND GALS
ALL HAVE BIRTHDAYS TODAY

6. CHARLIE'S ANGELS
CONNECTIONS -
Image 1 - Biblically Accurate Angels
Image 2 - ALLEY CATS was the original name that was pitched for the project
Image 3 - Cast of the original TV series
Image 4 - Ben Roberts (Creator)

9. Fire service week (paying homage
to the fire-fighters who lost their lives
in this incident)

STAIRCASE ROUND
1st hint : 40
2nd hint : 25
3rd hint : 15
Pounce : Only 1st hint : +30/-15
No bounce

1
This is a city in North-Western Europe, which got the commonly used nickname
“Cottonopolis” due to its importance in the cotton trade.
Depending on a certain event which officially occurs a minimum of 2 times every
year, this city is said to “change colours” between Red and blue.
In the 1990s, this city saw the rise of bands in the Britpop and rock genres, one of
which became very famous with the Gallaghar brothers in them.

2
A Spanish book in 1510, based on the fictional life of Queen Calaifa, referred to this
landmass as a mythical island. It was subsequently depicted as an island after its exploration
in world maps despite not actually being an island. This was corrected in maps after 1885.
The place makes USA the largest exporter of almonds in the world, responsible for 60% to
80% of total international exports.
The place also finds mention in several forms in pop culture, including the title of a famous
Katy Perry song from 2010, or from another one from 1976.

3
This famous scientist served as a “Reader in Theoritical Physics” at IISc Bangalore for a
period of six months in 1935. The post was especially created for him by CV Raman.
He was the PhD guide and/or research leader for many famous scientists including Robert
Oppenheimer, Enrico Fermi, Heisenberg, Pauli, Hund etc. However, his role was curiously
skipped by Christopher Nolan in the “Oppenheimer” film, barring a verbal reference.
Considered as one of the founding fathers of quantum mechanics, he was responsible for
making a particular German city as the centre of quantum physics research in the world,
inviting some of the most famous scientists all over the world. He received the Nobel Prize
for Physics in 1954.

4
This company started out under complete state ownership in 1855, providing telegraph
services to a specific Scandinavian country. They slowly phased to providing telephone and
subsequently cellular network connectivity, connecting Scandinavia with the rest of Europe.
Currently, their parent government still has 60% stake in it.
The company entered the Indian market in a joint venture with Unitech (yes, where UEMians
go to eat and chill), with the resultant brand name being a portmanteau of the 2 company
names. However, they incurred heavy losses, got involved in the 2011 2G spectrum scam,
and quit in 2017 after selling off their India operations to Bharati Airtel.
Inspired by Nobel Prize winner Mohd Yusuf’s “Grameen Bank” model, Iqbal Qadir founded
Grameenphone to improve connectivity in Bangladesh in 1997. The Scandinavian company
later acquired over 55% of Grameenphone, and to this day remains as one of the company’s
biggest success stories in Asia. Even Grameenphone’s logo is similar to the company.

5
This is a ceremonial dance form practiced by the Maori communities in New Zealand and
many of the Pacific islands. We have often seen New Zealand teams of different sports
perform it before international matches, especially in rugby.
It is also the name of a restaurant chain in Kolkata that deals in Chinese style cuisine, and
has 4 outlets all over Kolkata (Behala, Lake Mall, Jodhpur Park, Mani Square Mall)
The name of this dance form is similar to an ethnicity of Chinese people, and also a form of
preparation of Chinese food that originated in Kolkata

6
In the wake of the oil crisis in 1973, this car manufacturer had decided to roll out its erstwhile
most fuel efficient small car model. The model became a huge hit among many countries
including the UK, where it was the most selling car model between 2009 and 2020.
However, in the wake of EVs, the last car of this model was produced in this July.
Formula 1 is the best place for product placement if you are an automobile manufacturer.
This company has a great history when it comes to statistics in F1, but they are currently
absent from the competition. However, the company has announced that they would mark a
comeback in 2026.
This company holds the record of having the longest ever sponsorship deal with a sports
team, a record that is held with the Australian team Geelong Cats for the last 98 years.

CHOOSE YOUR GENRE
Direct : +30/0
Pounce : +30/-15
Self Pounce : +45/-20

Here are the Topics
1. Mythology
2. Bangla-O-Bangali
3. Memes
4. Sports
5. Business
6. Test your 6th Sense

Mythology
According to Indian Mythology, he was the incarnation (Avatar) of
Sudarshan Chakra. He used to rule the Universe from his empire's capital,
Mahishmati. Being the owner of a thousand hands, he famously
defeated a young Raavan, and killed Lord Parshuram (before he was
revived by Lord Shiva and given the immortal status).
It's said that during the final moments of his life, he was absorbed inside a
Shivling, which is still there in the form of the Rajarajeshwar Temple in
Maheshwar.
Who is this legendary person?

Bangla-O-Bangali
The demand for mud-crabs in South-East Asian countries has been driving up over
the years. As mud-crabs exported from India to meet the rising demands, locals in X
started venturing farther into rivers and restricted areas to collect them.
Due to this, there has been an increase in the number of attacks of a certain type
leading to deaths. According to local folktales, wherever these attacks occur, that
place becomes the worship site of a goddess Y (apparently revered by both Hindus
and Muslims in X area) and it is believed Y's arch-nemesis appears in the disguise of
the attacker in the above attacks.
The story of Y is a well documented one, with authors like Bibhutibhushan
Bandopadhyay and Amitav Ghosh mentioning Y in their works.
Give me X and Y.

Memes
A retired electrical engineer from Hungary, András István Arató also works
as a model. He spent five years as a DJ for a nearby radio station after
retiring. He was also selected to become the face for Coca-Cola in
Hungary in 2019. He started keeping a blog about his life and travels, and
for fun began travelling to distant nations like Turkey and Russia.
A characteristic of his general facial expression in some of the images from
his blogs caused them to become viral memes. He must have caught your
attention when you were browsing through online memes.
What meme are we referring to here?

Sports
Movistar previously held the tv rights to Ligue 1 in
Spain in a deal worth around €2.5million (£2.1m)
annually, but turned down the chance to renew them
in 2021. The new broadcasting rights of Ligue 1 in
Spain were then owned in partnership between the
company X and Enjoy TV.
Identify this sports management company X and it's
co-owner from world of sports.

Business
Identify the guy.
How is he
specifically
related to
OMEGA
products?

BUZZ ALDRIN
OMEGA - First watch he took to the moon

Test your 6th Sense
If Jon Snow has a signature look, it’s marked by the cape he routinely
dons: the dark, all-encompassing entity that is almost bigger than the man
himself. It’s so massive and shaggy and spectacular that one can’t imagine
what rare material it’s made of.
Until very recently, that the GOT costume designer Michelle Clampton
revealed it herself in an interview. It is actually repurposed product from a
BRAND which has not much to do with clothes in particular.
ID the brand.

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