HTNI #5

Tim Meekes, the founder of the company, named it after his grandfather. The product that he designed, derives its name from the Italian word which means to 'play like a harp', or 'harp-like'. Which company/product?

Answer to Yesterdays' question

The Original painting is Las Meninas ( meaning the Maid of Honour in Spanish) by Diego Velazquez. The interpretation was by Pablo Picasso. Goya was inspired by Las Meninas and incorprated a similar style while painting Charles IV of Spain.

Kaballa, Pinko , Rohit all got it.. in different parts. Sudhin Chandy got the full question.

Omniscience: Mood Indigo Quizzes 2010

Brace yourself for the ultimate quizzing experience at Mood Indigo this year! Cash Prizes as you've never seen before, quizzes set by some of the best quizmasters in the country and participation from all over the nation all in one place!  Come, be a part of this extravaganza of epic proportions. Team Size for each quiz: 2
The Big Five: Cash Prizes for each of the 6 qualifying teams
1. General Quiz    Quizmaster: Dr. Navin Jayakumar Total cash prizes worth INR 32,000
2. Sports Quiz Quizmaster: Mr. Charanpreet Singh Cash Prizes worth INR 32,000		3. India Quiz Quizmaster: Mr. Ramanand Janardhanan Cash Prizes worth INR 25,000
4. Business Quiz    Quizmaster: Mr. Charanpreet Singh    Cash Prizes worth INR 25,000		5. Entertainment Quiz    Cash Prizes worth INR 25,000
BTW Quizzes: Kind Prizes for the top 3 teams.
1. Bottoms Up! The Alcohols Quiz		2. XEROX Quiz A Quiz about plagiarism/everything copied
3. Burnout  The Automobiles Quiz		4. 200 Not Out The Sachin Tendulkar Quiz
For more details and registrations, visit http://www.moodi.org/#Competitions/Omniscience Last date for registrations: 5th December, 2010. For any queries, contact Gouri Nawathe || +91- 9769834643 || gouri@moodi.org

HTNI #4 : The Maids of Honour

This painting is a famous artist's interpretation of another famous painting

The painting below was inspired by the original painting.

Therefore , Multiple parts to this question -- Identify Original Artist/Painting , Painter who interpreted , Painter who was inspired.

Answer to yesterday's questions -- Sanssoucci -- The palace in Potsdam. Dhruv and Ramana were close. Rohit is the only one who got the answer fully.

TAPMI : QOTB 2011

Every year T.A Pai Management Institute, Manipal organizes an Interntional B-school festival called Atharva and one of the flagship events is the corporate quiz "Quiz on the Beach" which will be held  this year on Saturday, January 22nd, 2011. Held in the beautiful beachside of Kapu, Udupi this event attracts eminent corporate quizzers from across India.
It would be our pleasure if we could be part of the event this year too.

We are looking at having Avinash Mudaliar conduct the quiz.

The Prize money are:
1st prize : Rs 50,000
2nd prize: Rs 30,000

Registration criteria:2 members -pure corporate team (individuals from different corporates can also participate as a single team) or astudent -corporate mix team.

For registrations Click Here. For further details you could also check our website http://www.tapmi.edu.in/atharva

Kind Regards,
Manjul Pandey
Coordinator QOTB
Team Atharva
Mobile No: 9480525953
Email Id :atharva.tapmi@gmail.com

HTNI #3

Designed between 1745 and 1747, this building was built as a private residence to keep away from the ceremony of the Courts. The name , derived from a French phrase which translates as "without concerns" , indicates the purpose for which it was built. Considered to be one of Germany's answers to the Versailles, which palace is this?

Answer to yesterdays question was elsevier -- Matti, Shubham, Vidya , Dhruv , Shankar Balaji , Raju got it right!!

Kurukshetra K! Biz Quiz 2010 Bangalore

The college edition of the K!Biz Quiz is coming to a centre near you!

Biz Quiz @ Bangalore
Venue      : R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore.
Date         : December 05, 2010
Time        : 2 PM

Teams of 2. Teams from different colleges are allowed.

There is also a college edition of the Biz Quiz in Hyderabad. Further
details will be sent shortly.

Prize money worth Rs.10,000 to be won!

Winners of the regional round get direct qualification to the All
India finals of the biz quiz to be held during Kurukshetra. As always,
the quiz-masters for the Open Quiz and Biz Quiz Finals are Dr.Navin
Jayakumar and Mr. Gopal Kidao.

For more details, check out the website : http://kurukshetra.org.in/xceed

Contact:

Premkumar N @ +91 99524 48632
Email: Xceed@kurukshetra.org.in

HTNI #2

This company founded in 1880 and known for publishing some leading products like The Lancet , Gray’s Anatomy etc, derives its name from a Dutch Publishing house that ceased printing in 1712. Which company?

HTNI #1

Connect the car and the Trophy to a third entity.

The Aima Quiz -- National Management Quiz 2010

Regional   Rounds
Chennai	Hotel GRT Convention Centre	18 th  December 2010
Kolkatta		10th December 2010
Mumbai		14th December 2010
Delhi		22nd December 2010
Grand Finale	Delhi	22nd December 2010

For questions and review from last years chennai edition -- Click here

The Ford Mind Crushers -- Round Table Quiz

Round Table Quiz in Chennai on 13th November sponsored by Ford. 

Prelims starts at 2 pm and quiz will get over by 7:30 pm. 

Prize money (vouchers): Rs 50K for 1st, 2nd and 3rd (plus best school, college, corporate, team name, audience prizes) 

Teams of 3 


Quiz conducted by Quizician.. the team behind Ceat Open ( formerly Odyssey Quiz), BT Acumen and a whole lot of other big quizzes.