Curioso Inc.: Team Quiz Info

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Team Quiz
It’s simple.
You know stuff other people don’t. You can work things out. You can make out the connections
others can’t. Your head is buzzing with information that others have no clue about. In short: You
know. They don’t.
Enter the General Quiz. People who know stuff descend upon to compete with other people who also
know stuff to prove who knows more stuff. The catch is, they are likely to be asked a lot of stuff they
all don’t know about.
EVENT FORMAT
1. Written prelims followed by the finals.
2. Teams can be of a maximum size of 3.
3. Team members need not be from the same class or discipline.
4. Six Teams for the finals.
5. Funda based quizzing.
6. The Quizmaster(s) decision shall be final and binding. So be nice to us, very nice.
Frequently Answered Questions (FAQ’s)
Q. What kind of questions will the quiz have? Questions will be more or less related to popular
culture and related Funda.
Q. What do you mean by Funda based quizzing? It is a form of quizzing that has gained popularity in
colleges due to the fact that the answers are workable from the questions. Loosely speaking, a Funda
is an interesting fact at the heart of a question. Every good question contains a little nugget that tells
you something you didn’t know already. See Sample Questions.
Q. Why should I participate? A blend of creativity and entertainment is a rare combo.
Q. Can I participate as a single member team? Yes, you could. While it isn't against the rules, we
would advice against this. As a team the chances of knowing answers to more questions is higher.
Q. We would like to win the Quiz. Any ideas? Yes, you can make us an offer we can’t refuse.
Q.Is there any particular book or material we could prepare which would improve our chances
before attending the quiz? Of all the book banks in the world, we feel this one is the best.
www.wikipedia.org/
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS
1. When X was a Stanford research project, it was nicknamed ‘BackRub’ because the technology
checks the backlinks to determine a site's importance. Name X. Ans: Google
2. X and Y both graduated in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1934. X and Y
tossed a coin to decide whether the company they founded would be called X-Y or Y-X. Y won the
coin toss but named their electronics manufacturing enterprise the "X-Y". Name X and Y. Ans:
Hewlett Packard (HP)
3. Connect: Thierry Henry, Roger Federer, Rahul Dravid and Tiger Woods. Ans: Gillette
4. Name the winner of the 2002 Man Booker Prize for his novel Life of Pi which deals with “Pi”, an
Indian boy from Pondicherry studying In Petit Seminaire School, who survives 227 days
shipwrecked in the Pacific Ocean. Ans: Yann Martel
5. In 2005-06 there was a 700% rise in pencil sales in England. Maybe the people thought they had
enough of ink and wanted to revert back to the ways of the good ‘ol pencil. Jokes apart. Just tell us
what caused such a spurt in pencil sales. Ans: Sudoku
6. ______________was invented to teach children about the effects of good deeds as opposed to
bad deeds. Y represented good virtues such as Generosity, Faith, Humbleness, etc., and the X
represented evil virtues such as lust, anger, etc. The moral of the game was that a person can
attain Moksha faster by doing good deeds whereas by doing evil one takes rebirth in lower forms
of life. The number of Y were lesser than the number of X to remind people that treading the path
of good is very difficult as compared to committing sins. Name X, Y? Ans: Snakes(X) and Ladders(Y)
7. Which Indian novel begins thus:

“India vs. South Africa
4th ODI, Vadodra
17 March 2000
Over 45”
And has the tagline “A Story about Business, Cricket and Religion” Ans: Three Mistakes Of my Life
8. Connect: Albert Park, Sepang, Shanghai, Sakhir, Catalunya, Monte Carlo, Istanbul, Nurburging,
Silverstone, Budapest, Valencia, Spa, Monza, Singapore, Suzuka. Ans: F-1 Circuits
9. Connect: Potato Chips, Viagra, LSD, Penicillin, Vulcanized rubber, Corn flakes,Chocolate chip
cookies, Artificial Sweeteners, Brandy, Rayon. Ans: All were accidentally discovered
10. The Australian broadcasting corporation which is the national broadcaster has the same post-
box number (9994) in every state. Why, Funda? Ans: Sir Don Bradman’s batting average

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1. Written prelims followed by the finals.

2. Teams can be of a maximum size of 3.

3. Team members need not be from the same class or discipline.

4. Six Teams for the finals.

5. Funda based quizzing.

Frequently Answered Questions (FAQ’s)

Q. Why should I participate? A blend of creativity and entertainment is a rare combo.

7. Which Indian novel begins thus:

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