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100

There are two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck and a duck in the middle. What is the least amount of ducks there can be?

3 ducks

100

Venkat Prabhu's famous phrase - "Saroja Saamaan Nikalo" is inspired from a scene in one of Shankar's superhit movies - what is it?  

Mudhalvan.

100

This man proposed his most important mathematical ideas in the book The Laws of Mathematical Thought. Statements named for this man can be simplified using a Karnaugh Map. A satisfiability problem named for this man was the first such problem to be proven to be NP-complete. Name this English logician whose namesake algebra uses ones and zeros to represent "true" and "false."

George Boole

100

Who was the second Prime Minister of India?

Lal Bahadur Shastri

100

What is the newest Nintendo console?

Nintendo Switch OLED

200

Craig died in Florida. Shortly after, Tracy died at sea. Nobody mourned, In fact, everyone was absolutey delighted. Why?

They were both hurricanes.

200

The song "kabaddi kabaddi" from the movie Gilli was played in the Asian Games 2010 kabaddi finals.  Name the music composer of this song.

Vidyasagar

200

These events are believed to be the source of all of the universe's heavy elements. One type of these events occur when the mass of an inert core overcomes degeneracy pressure, causing core collapse. The 1a type of these events are used as a standard candle and occur when a white dwarf exceeds the Chandrasekar limit. Name these extremely bright stellar events, the explosion of a star.

Supernova

200

Name two of the five authors of the Declaration of Independence.

Any two of: Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Robert Livingston, Roger Sherman

200

What company created the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise?

Sega

300

There are three people (Raghav, Saaketh and Sahana), one of whom is a knight, one a theif, and one a spy. The knight always tells the truth, the thief always lies, and the spy can either lie or tell the truth. Raghav says: "Sahana is a thief.” Saaketh says: "Raghav is a knight.” Sahana says: "I am the spy.” Who is the knight, who the thief, and who the spy?

Raghav is the knight, Saaketh is the spy, and Sahana is the thief.

300

In the movie Thalapathy, role played by some of the lead actors resembled some Mahabaratha characters. Name the Mahabaratha characters that were were analogous to the roles played by the following actors - Rajini, Mammotty, Srividhya and Arvind Swamy.  Name at least 3 out of 4 of them.

Rajini: Karna, Mammotty: Duryodhana, Srividhya: Kunti and Arvind Swamy: Arjuna

300

This disorder is associated with rare hereditary diseases like Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome and Chediak-Higashi syndrome. This genetic disorder may be caused by mutations in the P gene or the TYR gene, the latter of which contains tyrosinase, an enzyme involved in the production of melanin. Oculocutaneous and ocular are common forms of what genetic condition where the body produces little to no melanin, causing a lack of pigment in a person’s skin, hair, and eyes?

Albinism

300

What country was the Statue of Liberty built in?

France

300

What are Mario and Luigi's last names?

Mario

400

Four people are crossing a bridge at night, so they all need a torch—but they just have one that only lasts 15 minutes. Anjana can cross in one minute, Saaketh in two minutes, Nandana in five minutes and Shravan in eight minutes. No more than two people can cross at a time; and when two cross, they have to go at the slower person’s pace. How do they get across in 15 minutes?

Anjana and Saaketh cross first in two minutes, and Anjana crosses back alone with the torch in one minute. Then the two slowest people, Nandana and Shravan, cross in eight minutes. Saaketh returns in two minutes, and Anjana and Saaketh go back in two minutes.

400

This famous "Happy New Year" song from "Sakalakala Vallavan" was sung by whom?  Name the singer and the song.

Malaysia Vasudevan and Ilamai Idho Idho

400

During World War One, this scientist developed mobile radiography units to quickly X-ray wounded soldiers. This scientist unsuccessfully attempted to sell her gold Nobel Prize medals to the French National Bank to help the war effort. This woman died of aplastic [[AY-"plastic"]] anemia, obtained as a result of prolonged exposure to her work with radiation. This scientist discovered two elements, Polonium and Radium. For the point, name this woman, the first person to win two Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields: Chemistry and Physics.

Marie Curie

400

How many years did Queen Elizabeth II rule for?

70 years

400

Name the famous first-person shooter exclusive to the Xbox consoles.

Halo

500

A man went on a trip with a fox, a goose, and a sack of corn. He came upon a stream which he had to cross and found a tiny boat to use to cross the stream. He could only take himself and one other - the fox, the goose, or the corn - one at a time. He could not leave the fox alone with the goose or the goose with the corn. How does he get all safely over the stream?

Take the goose over first and come back. Then take the fox over and bring the goose back. Now take the corn over and come back alone to get the goose. Take the goose over and he's done.

500

In Panchathanthiram, what is the song you hear in the background when Ram (Kamal) is cooking up the "Reddy's sister eloped with the Driver" story to Mythili during the family reunion?

a) Maya Machindra b) Gulmuhar Malarae c) Azhagiya Cindrella or d) Pachai Niramae

Pachai Nirmae.

(Reddy oda blue sister driver oda odi poyitta.  Driver oda paer pachai, pachaiyappa)

500

The highest point on this body is Ahuna Mons, which is covered in bright salt deposits left by cryo-volcanism. Along with Uranus, this body's existence was predicted by the now-debunked Titius-Bode law. Along with Vesta, this sole dwarf planet of the inner Solar System was visited by the Dawn spacecraft. For the point, name this largest asteroid, which is named for the Roman goddess of the harvest.

Ceres

500

Name three of the seven Ancient Wonders of the World.

Any two of: the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria

500

"Korobeiniki," a folk song about a peddler and a girl haggling over the price of goods, is best known outside Russia as the theme music for what video game?

Tetris

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