Some Questions from Mega-Whats Finals

The Mega-Whats is an all-India quiz for teams of four conducted by the Karnataka Quiz Association.

Here are some questions from the finals.

1. If you can;t hear the question, pause at the ppt or read here: basically there's this cross-word setter of the Guardian who is fascinated by the monkey puzzle tree ( picture shown) and he uses its Latin genus name, Araucaria as a pseudonym while setting the crossword. So, how is his pseudonym Cinephile, while setting cryptic crosswords for The Financial Times apt?




2. Part of the Nobel Prize ceremony is the Grand Dinner. Over 250 guests are invited including royalty. In the 70's it was canceled for the first time. Why?

You have sufficient time to work this one out, as I'm showing you all the guesses. It's amazing how Samanth pronounces The-Unpronounceable-Icelandic-Volcano in one breath. The Norrmalmstorg bank robbery which gave birth to the Stockholm Syndrome happened in 1973, so that was a good guess.

But the final answer is the kind of thing that makes you go "Of Course! (pause, hit forehead softly with base of your palm) Why didn't I think of that?" thus making it a good quiz question.