Grand Finale

Rounds
Round 1 : Tribute (Written Round) Round 2 : Mixed Bag Round 3 : The Visual Connection Round 4 : Amul (Written Round) Round 5 : Mixed Bag II

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* A memorial at Ontario, Canada. Its a tribute to whom?

* This is Googles tribute to a person who gave a new concept to the world. * Who?

* The National Language Council of an European nation has recently added a word to the national dictionary as a tribute to X. The word, a verb that means to dominate, was originally coined on Les Guignols, a popular satirical puppet show, whose characters are in awe of X. * Who is X?

* It is Oreos tribute to which seminal event of recent times?

* This limited edition pen is a tribute by Mont Blanc in honour of whom?

* A memorial at Ontario, Canada. Its a tribute to whom?

Alexander Graham Bell

* This is Googles tribute to a person who gave a new concept to the world. * Who?

Friedrich Frbel

* The National Language Council of an European nation has recently added a word to the national dictionary as a tribute to X. The word, a verb that means to dominate, was originally coined on Les Guignols, a popular satirical puppet show, whose characters are in awe of X. * Who is X?

Zlatanera as a tribute to Zlatan Ibrahimovich

* It is Oreos tribute to which seminal event of recent times?

Mars landing by the NASA rover Curiosity

* This limited edition pen is a tribute by Mont Blanc in honour of whom?

Edgar Allan Poe

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* With which BESU alumnus, would you associate the following clues?

Narayan Sanyal

* The End of the Affair (1951) is a novel by British author Graham Greene, as well as the title of two movies (released in 1995 & 99) that were based on the novel. Greene's own affair with Lady Catherine Walston played into the basis for the novel. * How this novel is associated with the last venture of a noted Indian?

Jab Tak Hai Jaan

* This painting by Vasily Vereshchagin,

claimed to be the third largest oil painting in the world, is preserved in the museum of the Victoria Memorial at Kolkata. The event it depicts is the reason for the origin of a particular sobriquet. * What is that? (Bigger vis next slide)

The state entry of King Edward VII, then Prince of Wales, into Jaipur in 1876. Jaipur got the sobriquet Pink City.

* Whose name has been blanked out?

Natalie Portman

* Generally referred to as the Four-Move Checkmate, this particular checkmate is also known in Italian as Barber's Mate and in Greek as Napoleon's Plan.

* How do we know this move better? (Animation next slide)

Scholars Mate

Audience - 1

* Which countrys flag contains flags of six other countries?

Norway

* This is a song from the soundtrack of a popular American tv-series. * Identify the singer.

Anushka Manchanda

* Stephen King dedicated his 1989 book, The Dark Half, to the "deceased Richard Bachman". * Who was Richard Bachman?

Stephen King himself. It was his pseudonym.

* Identify the advertiser.

Baygon

* Though the list is not entirely disclosed, these are said to be some of the ingredients of what?
- Mistletoe ; - Fish ; - Rock oil from gold (or beetroot juice) ; - Garlic ; - Four-leaved clovers of the tamarind tree & - Lobster(for flavour).

Magic Potion, prepared by Getafix

* An eternal rivalry since 1925. Explain.

East Bengal Mohun Bagan

Audience - 2

* Huey Pierce Long, Jr., nicknamed The Kingfish, was the 40th Governor of Louisiana. * George Dewey, an Admiral of the US Navy, is best known for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War. * Louis Schmitt was an animator at the Disney Studio.

* How would you connect these three gentlemen?

Huey, Dewey & Louie - the three nephews of Donald Duck were named after them.

* Taupo Motorsport Park is a motorsports circuit located in New Zealand. On 20th January 2008, it hosted the fifth race in the 2007-08 A1 Grand Prix season.

* What is so special about that race?

It was the first official motor race in the world in which cars ran on biofuel.

* There is a peculiarity in the naming of the following water bodies ---- Dal Lake (India) Lake Chad (Chad) Lake Nyassa (Mozambique) Lake Tahoe (USA) Lake Hyaq (Ethiopia) Gaube Lake (French Pyrenees)

* What is that?

Lake Lake. Tautological names - all of them essentially mean lake.

* This type of hat-trick is a very rare achievement in professional football matches. * What is it called?

Perfect Hattrick -- scoring goals using both the feet and head.

* Who?

Erwin Schrodinger

* This device was composed of large bellows attached to the sides of a boat that was expandable due to air chambers. The invention stemmed from the patent holders experience of ferrying travelers and carrying freight during his earlier days.

* Whose patent? (Visual next slide)

Abraham Lincoln

Audience - 3

* Its the International Symbol of

Marriage

* This particular community in Golehalli, a tiny village tucked in the forested Haliyal taluk in Karnataka, celebrated big way on 20th Jan, 2013. They believed that one of their men achieved something big for the second time. * What was the occasion? (Visuals next slide)

The Siddi community celebrated Barack Obama's swearing-in as US President for the second time.

* These footwears were favoured by the Ancient Greeks and Romans and can be worn by both men and women. Originally were brown or black in colour, the modern versions can be made in trendy metallics, bold bright colors and also snakeskin.

* Name this footwear. (Visuals next slide)

Gladiator Sandals

* There are only two of its kind. Put funda.

Beatles song in German language

* According to the official press release, the black one is produced by a mixture of potassium perchlorate, anthracene and sulphur. The white one is produced by a mixture of potassium chlorate, lactose and pine resin, also known as Greek pitch.

* What is this all about?

White Smoke, Pope; Black Smoke, Nope: How Conclave Smoke Gets Its Color

Audience - 4

* What is happening here?

The first edition of the KISS comics book was printed using ink mixed with blood taken from the KISS members .

* Mona, the mother of Homer Simpson is named after the popular US novelist Mona Simpson. * Death of her estranged elder brother, in 2011, has again brought the novelist Mona Simpson into limelight.

* Who was novelist Mona Simpsons elder brother? (Visuals next slide)

Steve Jobs

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Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

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* Who is the subject of this Amul ad?

* In remembrance of whom?

* An international controversy. Put funda.

* Again a controversy. Explain.

* A recent sensation. What?

* Who is the subject of this Amul ad?

Sunita Williams

* In remembrance of whom?

Tony Greig

* An international controversy. Put funda.

Facebook deactivates Salman Rushdies account

* Again a controversy. Explain.

Pragaash Controversy

* A recent sensation. What?

Harlem Shake

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* Residents of this region normally drive on the left side of the road. However, in 1982, for 2 months, they drove on the right side. * Why? (Bigger vis next slide)

The Falkland Islands, which Britain controls, were taken over by Argentina leading to a short war.

* Originally created by Lionel Burt for fitness reasons - to allow users to play the same strokes on both sides of their bodies, and so develop all their muscles at the same rate. Brian Battistone used it during the US Open 2012 because he thought that it benefitted him tactically.
* What am I talking about?

Double-handed racket

* Identify the group who are carrying forward a rich musical legacy.

Von Trapp Family Singers

* Who is the latest entrant in this list?

Asin

* This flag of a country contains twelve colours, three more than on any other national flag. Also, it is the only country to have human beings depicted on the flag. * Name the country.

Belize

Audience - 5

* Who is the latest entrant in this list?

Mohd. Hafeez

* This popular breed of dog was once bred among the emperors of the Chinese Han dynasty as a lap dog. Those having markings on their forehead resembling the Chinese characters for King or Prince were considered auspicious.
* Identify this breed of dog.

Pug

* Which Noble-winning scientist, prone to daydreaming while walking on streets or whilst riding his bicycle, was killed on April 19, 1906 when he was run over by a horse-drawn wagon while crossing a street?

Pierre Curie

* He started and ended his ODI career with ducks. But enviably, he is the only Indian batsman to score 3 ODI centuries within a span of one week.

* Who?

VVS Laxman

* X was so impressed with this remake of her hit song that she even invited the vocalist to her own birthday function to perform.
* Identify the movie where the original song was featured.

Padosan

* What does the NL stand for in these signboards?

Noble Laureates

Audience - 6

* Which chemical element has been named after this mytholgical group, shown in this painting?

Titanium

* Which popular incident are these kids enacting under the supervision of photographer Tricia Messeroux?

"Jumping the Couch" incident by Tom Cruise on the Oprah Winfrey Show

* Put funda. (Clue - 15 May, 2005)

On 15 May 2005 at 7.00 a.m. local time, Venus Williams played a show game with pek enolu on the Bosphorus Bridge, the first tennis match ever to be played on two continents.

* Where this particular scene has been shot?

Colosseum

* As per sources, which work of literature has been inspired from these two paintings by Caspar David Friedrich, titled Man and Woman Contemplating the Moon and Two Men Contemplating the Moon? (Paintings next slides)

Waiting For Godot

* The word Esquivalience, defined as the wilful shirking of ones responsibilities, made lexicographic history when it was included in the New Oxford American Dictionary, brought out by the Oxford University Press in 2005.

* Put funda.

A fictitious entry put in for copyright protection. The word ensnared dictionary.com, which included an entry for it.

Audience - 1

* A screenshot from Django Unchained. Identify the actor with his hat on.

Franko Nero

* This Kutiyattam dancer (vis-1) is enacting a mytholgical character whose statue has been erected in front of the Wat Phra Kaew Temple, Thailand (vis-2). * Identify the mythological figure. (Visuals next slide)

Raavan

* In 1941, Subhash Chandra Bose set up the Free India Centre in Germany. Following its formation, the FIC adopted four key resolutions: 1. Jai Hind would be the official salutation;
2. Jana Gana Mana would be national anthem; 3. Hindustani would be the national language.

* What was the fourth?

Subhash Bose will be called Netaji

* When caught cheating on his wife, she exclaimed I am surprised. The gentleman replied, No dear, you are astonished, I am surprised.
* Who was that gentleman?

Noah Webster

* 'Whose' nomination for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize was proposed by the Italian edition of the popular Wired magazine, for promoting dialogue, debate and consensus through communication as well as democracy?

Internet

Audience - 8

* Born in an African country but died in an European country, he was named as one of the most influential Asian heroes in 2006. Who?

Freddie Mercury

* What was established on 24th November, 1856 occupying three rooms in Writers' Buildings to meet the requirement of trained efficient personnel for Public Works Department, Govt. of West Bengal?