Udghosh prelims with answers 111216

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How things will work out today…
• 30 questions, 1 point each, No negative scoring
• Questions 11 to 20 will be used as tiebreak questions
• In case of further tie, sudden death will be used
• Part points available when indicated
• Top 8 teams go into the finals
• The QM’s decision is final
• Please turn off all mobile devices – and good luck!

Written preliminary roundWritten
Elimination
Round

Q1
The English word for this very common seasonal object is either
derived from the Latin name of a small Roman flower with a flat
bottom and a rounded top or, more popularly – from another Latin
word meaning “shadow” or “shaded” – a word you might have
come across in your astronomy class.
Using both likely etymologies as clues, what common object is
this?
UDGHOSH 2016– GENERAL QUIZ (VIKRAM JOSHI)

A1
Umbrella
From “umbel” or “umbra”

Q2
The Earl of Ronaldshay, a traveller and writer wrote of this
experience in 1923:
“One steps into a railway carriage which might be easily be
mistaken for a toy, and the whimsical idea seizes hold of one that
one has accidently stumbled into Lilliput.
With a noisy fuss all out of proportion to its size, the engine gives
a jerk – and starts…
No special mechanical device such as a rack is employed – unless,
indeed, one can so describe the squat and stolid hill-man who sits
perched and scatters sand on the rails…”
What was he describing?

A2
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

Q3
This man is shown seated, dressed in a toga, with one arm raised
and pointing to the sky. The other holds a sheathed sword, the
point of which is facing him.
This is indicative of the fact that he willingly gives power (the
sword) to the people - to keep or remove him.
Though not his most famous depiction in Greek style, it is to be
currently found in the National Museum of American History in
Washington DC.
Name him.

A3
George Washington
Who rejected a proposal by the newly independent American
people to rule over them as King.

Q4
To qualify as an X, any piece of writing has to fulfil the following
three criteria:
1. Use of 3 lines of up to (and not exceeding) 17 syllables
2. Must use a season word
3. Use of a cut to compare to an image explicitly
What is X?

A4
Haiku

Q5
The first plant mentioned in the Bible in the Book of Genesis, it is
mentioned in the context of a leaf of the _____ tree being carried
in the mouth of a dove sent by Noah to check if the flood was
over.
Also besides dates, pomegranates, figs and grapes, the _____
fruit is listed as being one of the special products of the Land of
Israel.
Name this very Mediterranean fruit.

A5
Olive

Q6
Connect these two groupings with a phrase:
Historically women’s colleges in the USA – the counter part to Ivy
League universities
Barnard College
Bryn Mawr College
Mount Holyoke College
Radcliffe College
Smith College
Vassar College
Wellesley College

A6
Seven Sisters

Q7
In Norse mythology, she is a daughter of the God Loki. She is half
blue and half flesh-coloured and has a gloomy, downcast appearance-
she presides over a realm named after her, and a portion of all
people who die go to her realm.
In the Norse sagas, the phrase for “to die” is literally “go to
_____”.
Who is this? (Note: Spelling important for full point. Half point
for incorrect spelling)

A7
Hel
The origin of our word “hell”

Q8
Identify both personages you see in what turned out to be the last
photographs clicked of them.
Order is important.

A9
Nawab Wajid Ali Shah
Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar

Q9
Listen to this “pre-announcement” and identify the speaker.

A9

Q10
The Yemeni traditional dagger or janbiya shown in the next slide is
a necessary part of the ritual to manhood for every Yemeni boy.
The design of this dagger and sheath is considered to be a reason
why the ecologies of both Africa and Asia have been so affected
for the last 1000 years. In Asia, this damage is specific to both
Nepal and the state of Assam in India.
What aspect of the world’s ecology is affected through this dagger
design?

A10
Rhinoceros poaching
The handles of the daggers are made of rhino horn.

Q11
This year, the Nobel Peace Prize went to the President of
Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, making him the 26th Head of
State or Government to have won the Nobel Prize.
Now, 25 of these 26 have won for Peace, which seems to be
obvious. Only one of them has won it in a different discipline.
Who and for what?

A11
Sir Winston Churchill
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Won in 1953 for Literature

Q12
This classic composition consists of songs, poems and lyrics from a
manuscript published by Johann Schmeller in 1847.
It is a compilation of 12th and 13th century work written by monks
in Bavaria.
In 1937, this composition was premiered by the Frankfurt Opera in
Frankfurt.
Name the composition – you can hear a song from it in this old
Old Spice TV ad.

A12
Carmina Burana

Q13
A hybrid Indo-European style of painting developed in the early
1800’s in the major European settlements in Calcutta, Delhi, Patna
and Madras.
Painters were Indian trained in classical Mughal-Rajput style but
the patrons were British officials and the hybrid style reflected
both.
You see some examples of these highly collectible works here
commissioned and paid for by Lord Hastings, Col. Skinner etc.
What is this school of painting called?

A13
The Company Style

Q14
Many parts of the sky are listed by the US Federal Aviation
Administration as “no fly zones”. Any planes flying through this
area are liable to be shot down by the US military.
After a long hiatus (since 2000), a certain patch of American sky
was recently listed in November 2016 as a no-fly zone.
Which area can you no longer flyover?

A14
Trump Tower

Q15
When she viewed the photograph her husband had clicked of a
part of her body in 1895, Anna Bertha ______ turned away with
the words “Today, I have seen my death”.
Ironically, similar images have served to save millions of lives
since – enough to win her husband the first ever Nobel Prize in
Physics in 1901.
Identify the husband.

A15
Wilhelm Roentgen
Discovery of x-rays

Q16
Purportedly taken by British doctor Robert Wilson in April 1934, this
was taken to cover up an earlier fraud by wild-game hunter
Marmaduke Wetherell who was on assignment from the Daily Mail.
Wetherell used his son’s toy and fooled Wilson into participating in the
hoax. Wilson’s reputation was destroyed by the publishing of it.
What was published under Dr. Wilson’s name?

A16
The “photograph” of the Loch Ness Monster

Q17
The singular diet of these animals is so limited nutritionally and in
caloric content, they are largely sedentary and sleep up to 20 hours a
day.
Additionally, they have some of the smallest brains in proportion
to body weight due to this terrible nutrition.
They have mistakenly been classified under “Arktos” or “bears”
even though they are not bears at all as they are usually found in
trees.
Name these animals and their singular diet.

A17
Koalas
Eucalyptus leaves

Q18
Harivanshrai Bachchan, in his autobiography, describes the origin
of his caste saying that while the four main castes came from
different parts of Brahma, this particular caste came out of
Brahma’s entire body, or “____” .
Over the years, members of this caste have become writers,
administrators, accountants, historians. He calls them outcasts as
they do not belong to the four main caste divisions. This allowed
them to work in both Hindu and Muslim courts over the years.
Name the caste.

A18
Kayasths

Q19
Why is this in the starred questions? This is a recent music video
from Lil Mafia Mundeer called “Chaiwala”.
Easy. I want the name of the “chaiwala”. 

A19
Arshad Khan

Q20
A box was dispatched to the US National Archives by Janet Lee
Auchincloss, mother of X, along with an unsigned note saying “X’s
suit and bag worn November 22nd, 1963”.
The items, which were never cleaned, is kept out of public view in
"an acid-free container in a windowless room ... the precise
location is kept secret. The temperature hovers between 65 and
68 °F degrees; the humidity is 40 percent; the air is changed six
times an hour.“
Who is X and who is the maker of this famous suit.

A20
Jackie Kennedy
Coco Chanel
The famous pink suit
covered with the blood of
JFK that she had been
wearing at the time

Starred questions end here

Q21
This Marvel Comics villain, originally Cain
Marco,has an ability that “he is physically
unstoppable once he is in motion”.
He got these abilities after finding a Gem
in a hidden temple.
What appropriate name of Indian origin
does Cain have?

A21
Juggernaut
(From Jagannath)

Q22
Earlier this year, a certain decision was welcomed by James Hand,
a British communications manager, inspite of his initially jokey
suggestion being the number 1 public choice for a certain UK
scientific endeavour.
He tweeted in response the following.
Fill in the two “names” missing.

A22
Boaty McBoatface
RRS David Attenborough

Q23
Identify both voices you hear in this clip.
0.5 each voice.

A23
J. Jayalalithaa
Simi Garewal

Q24
In the US State of New Hampshire, there is a vigilante group of
people who truly believe in the state’s motto of “Live Free or Die”.
They wish to overthrow the “violent monopoly” of government and
its enforcers, starting with parking officers who write tickets for expired
meters.
They go around the towns tracking down the whereabouts of police
traffic wardens by two-way radio, feed expired meters before $5 tickets
can be written, and leave a business card saying that “We saved you
from the King’s tariff.”
What are they called with reference to a similar “do-gooder”?

A24
Robin Hooders

Q25
In 1930, an enthusiastic Ahmedabad mill owner Seth Ranchhodlal,
bought a part of something that had just been manufactured on
the spot for Rs 525.
Later on the same year, at a Newsweek magazine auction in 1930,
it was put up for re-sale and even though it was of very poor
quality and almost unusable it fetched a huge sum of Rs. 1,600
due to the huge significance of the product.
What was it?

A25
The salt produced at Dandi.

Q26
First published in 1973, Les Diners de Gala was a bizarre dream
come true—a cookbook filled with surreal illustrations and recipes
inspired by the lavish dinner parties that X and his wife organized.
Only 400 of the original publications are known to exist. The book,
which includes 136 recipes divided into 12 chapters, is arranged by
courses—including aphrodisiacs.
Who is X – whose original ambition was to be a chef?

A26
Salvador Dali

Q27
Which is the only NFL team that is publically owned, a distinction
that makes it unique across all the teams in all of American
professional sport?
Fans/Shareholders wear cheese wedge shaped hats with “Owner”
written on it.

A27
Green Bay Packers

Q28
The Airbus A300-600ST (Super Transporter) is used to crry aircraft
parts and oversized cargo.
However due to it’s resemblance to something, it’s affectionate
nickname is now the official name of the aircraft.
Give me the nickname.

A28
Beluga

Q29
In 1987, Mathias Rust, a West German student with only 50 hours
of flight experience, took off from Helsinki and did an act when
resulted in the firing (and possible execution) of the Minister of
Defense, the Marshal of the Soviet Union and the Commander-in-Chief
of the Soviet Air Defence Forces among tens of other officers.
Gorbachev also used this incident to implement several reforms
with Western countries which ultimately resulted in the events of
1989.
What did Mathias Rust do?

A29
He landed his plane
in Red Square

Q30
What is trying to be proved on this clip from the popular TV show
Mythbusters?

A30
If both Jack and Rose could have survived the sinking of the
Titanic

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