NSIT-QC Meet: February 5, 2007

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The prizes:

1^st prize: An all expenses paid trip to the Indian Grand Prix.

2^nd prize: Awaiting sponsor confirmation.

3^rd prize: There is no 3^rd prize.

1. Michelle is a cricketing term, most recently used by Sunil Gavaskar while congratulating Sreesanth after he won the Man of the Match Award in the 1^st South Africa-India Test. What does Michelle refer to?

2. Connect: ‘Driven to Extremes’, ‘Driving Force’, ‘The Greatest of All?’, ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ & ‘The Rise of a Genius’. (Some titles suitably modified)

3. This phrase first appeared in P. G. Wodehouse's comic novel Psmith, Journalist but is usually (and falsely) associated with another fictional character. Which phrase?

4. Which legendary sportsman was once kidnapped by Fidel Castro's goons in order to prevent him from participating in a sporting event sponsored by the Cuban government?

5. In 1782 Ned **** destroyed some stocking frames of a textile mill because of the despair and unemployment caused by the introduction of machinery which gave birth to the word X used to describe an anti- technology person. Which word?

6. "There are no small accidents on this circuit." – Who? When? Where?

7. Garv nahin to kuch nahin. This is the tagline for what?

9. El Caganer, a rather strange figure, has been a characteristic of Nativity scenes all over Catalonia for many years. No self- respecting Catalan Bethlehem scene would be complete without him. Nowadays he comes in many shapes and forms, from monks to shepherds, Barcelona or Madrid football players to famous film stars. What does this figurine depict?

10. Bernd Mayländer is a German racing driver and plays an important role in Formula One races. What exactly does he do?

11. Thanks to a toy he developed as a lecturer, who became Hungary's
richest citizen, a bona fide Communist millionaire at age 36?

12. The motorsport equivalent of the Grand Slam is the ‘Triple Crown’. Graham Hill is the only driver to have completed the ‘Triple Crown’. Which races does the Triple Crown comprise of?

13. The logo of this organization is a kite and borrows elements from the logos of its predecessor societies: the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and the Institute of Radio Engineers. Identify the organization.