Invitation for Crossroads 2007

Seasoned Quizzers face the challenge of a lifetime.....and quiz fans
get to participate in the adrenaline pumping edge of your seat clashes
between these modern day quizzing gladiators. And for the purely
materialistic... A chance to get their hands on pots and pots of
moolah…

Welcome to The Crossroads, the Quiz Fest conducted by Enquire, the
Official Quiz Club Of National Institute Of Technology, Calicut
(NITC) under the aegis of Ragam 2007, NITC's Cultural Festival.

Crossroads is the annual quiz fest organized by Enquire, the quiz club of NITC. This is the third time it is being held, and it is the biggest quiz fest in Kerala and one of the biggest in South India. With participants from across the state and outside, you will be competing against the best quizzers in South India.

A total of four quizzes will be conducted, two of which will be conducted by the eminent quizmaster Arul Mani of Karnataka Quiz Association(KQA), and two by Enquire:

The pro shows that will be there in Ragam 2007 the second biggest cultural fest in India are Shaan and the rock band EverGreen.

MOSTLY HARMLESS (by Enquire)

The coveted General Quiz in Crossroads. Match your wits against the best in the business.

Time: Saturday 17^th 2pm

BALLS TO OSCARS (by Enquire)

Calling out to all sport buffs and entertainment whizzes. This is your chance to showcase your knowledge about your passion. The Sports and Entertainment Quiz of Crossroads.

Time: 17^th Saturday 10 a.m.

*SIGHTS & SOUNDS (by Arul Mani)

Quiz solely based on audio and visual content. Be prepared for a sensory overload of the pleasant variety. Audio visual (AVQuiz)

Time:18^th Sunday 10a.m

LAST MAN STANDING (by Arul Mani)

A competitive one-on-one battle of wits where the winner takes all. Any quizzer worth his salt dare not miss this one. (AKA, Lone Wolf)

Time: Sunday 18th 2p.m.

Prize money: Total prize money for all four quizzes put together - Rs.24,000

Rules and Regulations

· Each team should consist of two members who should be college students.

· Any number of teams per college allowed and cross-college teams are also allowed.

· Quizmaster's decision will be binding at all points of time.

ON THE SPOT REGISTRATION POSSIBLE. Accomodation will be provided for
teams contacting us in advance.
For accommodation details contact Arun Warrier (arunwarrier86@gmail.com) or call us at 9995052870

For advance registration and any queries contact Manu S Madhav manusmad@gmail.com (Tel No:9447810282) or SauroBroto saurobroto@gmail.com (Tel No:9387479790).

Please visit our site http://www.ragam.nitc.ac.in/index_html.html for further details regarding Crossroads 2007.

There will be 4 question everyday till March 16 2007 for the warm up to the
Crossroads- The Quiz Fest of National Institute Of Technology.This is intended
to be the Build Up and development of quizzing appetite b4 the Grand Showdown on
March 17 And March 18 2007.

The daily questions will put up on this BlogSpot . More details on the daily questions and the BlogSpot in the next posting

Obligatory Questions

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1.He made his acting debut in Ketan Mehta's (director of “The Rising”) “Holi” in 1985 which was a film based on violence in college politics. Incidentally, Aamir Khan also made his debut in the same movie in a small role. But his foray into acting was not successful and he tried his hand at modeling where he was a model for Close Up toothpaste and Lifebuoy soap. Who is this person in question?

2. “Hum Log” is the first sponsored serial produced in India in 1984 and it was immensely popular because of the social message it incorporated within the story. It was in this that a particular product was first advertised and this increased the sales of this product manifold and is now the leader in the Indian market in that particular field. Which product?

3. Till 1876 soccer referees used to wave handkerchiefs instead of blowing whistles. What particular modern day refereeing practice is a leftover from the use of handkerchiefs?

4. X has been the location for numerous Hollywood movies, including Neil Simon's "California Suite" (with Jane Fonda, Alan Alda, and Richard Pryor), "The Way We Were" (with Redford & Streisand), "Shampoo" (with Warren Beatty & Goldie Hawn), and "American Gigolo" (with Richard Gere). Watergate figure John Mitchell learned that the scandal had gone public while he was here. Johnny Weissmuller supposedly landed the title role for "Tarzan'' in 1932 when the director saw him save a drowning girl here. It’s owned by the Sultan of Brunei. In December of 2002, Lakers basketball superstar Shaquille O'Neal was married at the hotel in a hush-hush ceremony.We know X as something else Y by which it came to be known after being featured on the cover of an album. What are X and Y?

5. ."Whistler" and "Blackcomb." are two popular and adjacent mountains, a couple of hours outside of Vancouver(are holiday resorts).As one comes down off the high of Whistler along the road to Blackcomb, the primary thing that will likely catch your attention, is a popular stop-over and nightlife bar called the X.Whats X?

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Answers

1.Ashutosh Gowariker

2.Maggi Noodles

3: when a goal is scored , the referee raises both his hands to the shoulder level , palms facing each other. Earlier referees used to hold the handkerchief between the two raised hands.

4.X-The pink palace,

Y-hotel California

5. Longhorn..whistler was the prerelease code name of windows xp and blackcomb was to be the next server release after xp but it was later planned to release longhorn(vista)first before blackcomb which was to be a completely new windows..