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This is week 1 of Mossterming
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Mosstermind Week 01
VenkykiViBan
6 sets of 5 questions eachEach set has a 1,2, 3, 4 and 5 pointer
No Negatives
Teams of max 4 peopleAll answers to be written downPlease put down Table numbers
Give in your answers at the end of each set
The Rules
MosstermindWeek 01
IPL
The only player to have played for a team in last year’s edition of the IPL and is currently coaching another team in this year’s edition of the IPL.
Who is this player?
01
02CONNECT
Identify this Daredevil03
His father was a professional Portuguese footballer called Alvaro. He was born in Funchal, Portugal.
Played for his team in the U‐19 World Cup first in 2004 at the age of 16 and then led the team in 2006.
Who?
04
Which Bangalore Royal Challenger has represented his side in the maximum number of IPL games in both the editions of the IPL put together?
05
MosstermindWeek 01
Oscars post 2000
Who is the only American woman to be nominated for an Academy Award in the Directing category?
01
The Pianist, a 2003 drama about a Polish Jewish musician struggling to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II won a few Oscars including Best Director and Best Actor.
Where did the proceeds from the Amsterdam premiere go to?
02
The scenes of multi Oscar winner Traffic (2000) that take place in the White House, were shot on the sets of a production that in turn has won truckloads of Emmys.
Where?
03
2001: Shrek2003: 2004: The Incredibles2006: Happy Feet2008: Wall‐E
04
Which is the last Black and White film to be nominated for Best Picture?
05
MosstermindWeek 01
Bengalooru
What is the expansion of HSR in HSR Layout?
01
This Bungalow was built by Mark Cubbon in the 1840s. Lewin Bowring who succeeded Cubbon as Commissioner purchased it in November 1862. Before it was purchased, the Commissioner was paying a monthly rent of 200 rupees for the building. Had not Bowring purchased it for the Government then, the bungalow would have been private property today. What?
02
He lived in Bangalore for 2 years from 1640 to 1642 and married a Bangalore woman ‐ Saibai Nimbalkar during his stay here in 1641;
He was given Pune as a jagir to which he returned and planned his future strategy.
Who?
03
The earlier name of Shivajinagar was Blackpally.
It was the anglicized, corrupted version of a Kannada name. What is ironic about the name Blackpally?
04
Kempe Gowda's successor, Kempe Gowda II, built temples, tanks and four watch towers that marked Bengaluru's boundary. The four watch towers built then are still seen today.
Three of them are in Lal Bagh, near Ulsoor Lake and near Mekhri Circle. Where is the fourth?
05
MosstermindWeek 01
Apparel Brands
His nickname was ‘The Crocodile’ and he was part of “The fabulous four of French tennis” during the 1920s and 1930s. The French firm Izod contracted him to use his name after he won the Davis cup for France in 1927.
What brand originated?
01
This retail outfit gets its name from the gulf between older and younger people in the 1960s.
It is however wrongly assumed that the name comes from a catchphrase used by people who take pride in their sexual preference.
Name the outfit.
02
This brand shares its name with a 1971 movie about a pair of New York City cops who stumble on to a drug smuggling ring.
The film won 5 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor.
What brand?
03
Tommy Hilfiger launched his eponymous brand of clothing with a $3 million ad campaign that declared, “The Four Great American Designers for Men Are: R‐L, P‐E, C‐K, T‐H.”
Who is PE?
04
Since materials were in short supply, a design element on Levi’s called the Arcuate was changed for a brief while during World War II.
A pair of Levi's in good condition, with the alternate design can fetch thousands of $$ today.
What was this design element?
05
MosstermindWeek 01
Indian Politics
Which political party has an exclusive symbol of “Jora Ghas Phul”? The Jora Ghas Phul designed by the founder of the party, symbolizes the down‐trodden grass‐root flowers.
01
The Nagarathars are a Chettiar community that originated in Kaveripoompattinam under the Chola kingdom of India. Banks established by Chettiars include the now defunct Bank of Chettinad, and the now ICICI merged Bank of Madurai, Indian Overseas Bank and Indian Bank.
Which current day politician hails from this community?
02
What is common to the BJP candidates from:• East Delhi, New Delhi•Amritsar, Punjab• Darbhanga, Bihar
03
• Born in Hyderabad, India to a philosopher father and poetess mother
• Married inter‐caste• Brother Virendranath Chattopadhyaya,
co‐founded the Berlin Committee• Another brother Harindranath
Chattopadhyaya was a playwright, poet and actor
Who and what is she more popularly known as?
04
Books written by her • Shadows on the wall, 1948•The story of Gandhiji, 1949•We ____• Dear to Behold: An Intimate Portrait of IndiraGandhi
•With No Regrets ‐An Autobiography
She and her husband fought for India's independence and spent a great deal of time in jail while raising their two young sons. Indira's older son Rajiv Gandhi was born in Bombay in their household.
Who?
05
MosstermindWeek 01
That’s All Folks!