Quiz curated and conducted by Abhishek Nanoty and me, hosted at Chennai Mathematical Institute sometime in 2017.

1. A-Z
Aai to zavada

2. Rules
26 questions
Bengaluru bounce (amidoingthisright?)
+10 for correct answers, negative only on punce
Please ignore the titles

3. Pounce

4. ‘If you seek Amy’ is a song by Britney Spears, which was embroiled in heavy
controversy, and came under legislative fire from the Parents Television
Council who demanded that the song not be played during daytime. Apart
from the sexual content of the song, why was the name itself a problem for
the PTC?

5. F-U-C-K ME

6. A. Erre es korakas,Blinky!
In Greek myth, _______ was a princess who lived on the island of Crete. When
Theseus was sent to kill the deadly Minotaur, he had to enter his lair- the Labyrinth,
an endless, almost incomprehensible maze. Being a daughter of King Minos, she
knew all about it and helped him navigate the tangled maze by the means of a ball
of red yarn- Y. How did a 2010 Academy award winning venture reference this?
(FITB with the name)
Bonus points for Y, and the modern day word that’s derived from it. (5+5, no
negatives)

7. Answer

8. Ariadne
Ariadne helps them
navigate the labyrinth
of dreams in Inception.
The yarn is called
Clew, the modern day
word being clue.

9. B.(From Aalok :D)
This word is a royal title found in Turco-Mongol communities across the world
(including India). There are multiple theories of how it entered the Turkish
language, but the popular one believes that it enters from a Middle Persian,
which comes from Proto-Indo-European. The same root also gives rise to the
Sanskrit word भग (bhaga) meaning ‘lord’ and ‘master’. A slight derivative of this
word also becomes a part of the name of a country.
Fun fact: This word further gave rise to titles across Central Asia and Eastern
Europe, including a far derivative title for Bulgarian and Russian noble
warriors (also featured in AOE2 as special units of a civilization).

10. Nano gave me editing
rights.Lol!
- Aalok

11. Fuck Maharashtra! Jai
Gujarat :D

12. Answer

13. Baig, Baigh, or Beg
Gave rise to the
words such as
Boyar (Slavs),
Uzbekistan, Atabeg
and chubby
Baiguette!
recycledslide

14. C.“Homosexuals will recruit our children,”
she warned.
Gay Bob was an anatomically correct doll, developed as a protest against the
anti-gay sentiments of the era. When Gay Bob hit stores in 1978, that right to
be gay and equal was once again under attack. Gay bob came 13 inches tall,
dressed in a mucho macho plaid shirt, blue jeans that 'opened with a snap to
reveal his private parts,' boots and naturally, one earring. He came with his
own fashion catalogue, and in a special packing. What did this special packing
resemble?

15. Answer

17. D.Kitbashed
Bruno Bettelheim and his 1976 book The Use of Enchantment: The Meaning
and Importance of fairy tales is an important influence on one of the
movie-makers of the twentieth century. It was because of this book that he
decided to make a change to a very important character in his original draft. A
common fairy tale device is to divide the child’s ambivalent feelings about a
parent into two characters. By creating such binary oppositions, fairy tales
permit children to maintain their image of a parent as basically good—by
externalizing all his or her bad qualities in a separate figure of total evil. What
character's arc was completely changed because of this funda?

18. Answer

20. D.Guess that's thirty-one pieces of silver you've got
now,huh? Sleep well,Judas.
MI5's performance in running a stable of double agents during the Second
World War is still regarded as a textbook example of how such operations
should be conducted. MI5 was able to acquire clues to the existence of twenty
Abwehr spies, and provide suitably doctored documentation. A small
inter-agency committee was created to liaise with other interested
departments, especially to cope with the thorny issue of precisely what
information could safely be conveyed to the enemy. What was the name for
this ‘Twenty Committee’, considering they were made to overlook twenty
spies?

21. Answer

22. DOUBLE CROSS

23. E...,for my part at the stars; amen.
The X Effect is caused when two separate aerial or satellite pics are taken of
different sections/plots of a city, and then stitched together to form a
continuous composite picture. Each pic is taken from a different angle, so the
taller building pictures are taken from different perspectives, causing them to
appear to lean toward or away from each other. Look at the image, and give
me X.

26. Answer

27. Escher effect

28. Yeh bhi mera tha
chutiye.

29. F.
The acoustic instrumental "Embryonic Journey" composed by Jefferson
Airplane / Hot Tuna guitarist Jorma Kaukonen originally appeared as the ninth
track on Jefferson Airplane's second album Surrealistic Pillow. The song
received a resurgence in popularity due to an event in popular culture a few
years ago. What event?

31. Answer

33. G
Koi are one of the most recognizable fish in the world. One particular
legend is the koi fish’s claim to fame. An ancient tale tells of a huge school of
golden koi swimming upstream the Yellow River in China. Gaining strength by
fighting against the current, the school reached a waterfall at the end of the river.
Many of the koi turned back, letting the flow of the river carry them away. The
remaining koi refused to give up. Leaping from the depths of the river, they
attempted to reach the top of the waterfall to no avail. Their efforts caught the
attention of local demons, who mocked their efforts and heightened the
waterfall out of malice. After a hundred years of jumping, one koi finally reached
the top of the waterfall. The gods recognized the koi for its perseverance and
determination and turned it into a dragon, the image of
power and strength. Explanation for what funda in popular culture?

34. Answer

35. Gyrados,or why a
Dragon evolves
From a fish,
and its rarity.

36. H.You didn’t need that spine.
The following clip is from the cult English-Swedish martial arts comedy action short
film Kung Fury. The clip introduces the major villain in the movie- Adolf Hitler, and
an important sidekick of the eponymous protagonist. Identify the sidekick.

38. Answer

40. I. “Finally,my stupidity pays off!”
After Montenegro achieved independence from Yugoslavia in the 2006
referendum on Montenegrin independence, they had to change their internet
domain from the Yugoslavian one to a new one. In the context of this separation,
and with reference to the new domain, a popular response was a typical
response/phrase- one popularised by a 1993 episode of Seinfeld. The line is
considered “unavoidably unoriginal,” and Merriam-Webster describes it as a
“much-reviled, often-used excuse,” while The Huffington Post describes it as
“overworked and clichéd.”
I want the phrase. Kopiko(?) for guessing the respective domains

41. Answer

42. It’s not .yu,it’s .me.

43. J.Just to have you as my personal Venus..
J was a Polish fizzy pop lemonade, which was the center of a legal controversy
last year. As the lemonade was referencing the late artist in both name (in the
form of a horrible pun) and advertisement, his spouse stepped in to halt the
sales of this particular product with claims that they were exploiting his legacy
to sell lemon soda, and it was disrespectful, and abusive towards his legacy.
Particularly problematic was the advertisement that used the phrase ‘Let it be.’
Name the soda.
Hint on the next slide.

45. Answer

46. John Lemon

47. K.AoE > CS sure sure
The following slide has a snap from a video by the channel Spirit Of The Law which
reviews various aspects of Age of Empires series. This one introduces and reviews
the Mongols civilization. Why does the video start with such a thing? Alternatively,
put funda.

48. Obviously it's me.
- Aalok Thakkar,2018.

50. Answer

51. Khan!

52. L.“Is there a problem,ossifer?”
A study recently showed that in the last year or so, outlets of McDonalds, Burger
King, Wendy's and Taco Bell saw a significant increase in their sales in the cities of
Denver, Las Vegas, Washington D.C., Sacramento, and Portland. What particular
legislative change prompted this increase (in these cities particularly)?

53. Answer

54. Legalisation of Marijuana

55. M.“Oh I try so hard to be his friend…”
As part of the Asian Football Confederation’s zonal grouping system, Bengaluru FC
had to play a game in Pyongyang, North Korea for the Inter-zonal semi-final of the
AFC cup. DPRK is extremely serious about what enters and exits their soil. At
Pyongyang Sunan International Airport, they were stopped and asked to turn over
and unlock their phones, where airport security calmly worked his way to the phone
gallery and flicked through images. “Pooches, panoramas, wives, girlfriends - he
scanned them all without batting an eyelid.” What contraband was he looking for?

56. Answer

57. Maymays

58. Pounce

59. Lululemon is a posh Yoga apparel company, which is notorious for a cultish,
corporate culture, and using Chinese child labour and sweatshops, with the
attitude extending far back to the very christening of the company. Former
CEO Chip Wilson came up with the name "Lululemon" to irk a particular
demographic, taking delight especially with the three Ls in the name, which
would pose a special challenge for them. What was the objective behind
naming the company Lululemon?

60. RURUREMON

61. N. Freud Lives! -Zizek,2006.
Emma Eckstein was an Austrian author, who was one of Freud’s most
important patients. When Emma suffered a particular physical symptom in
her X from (what we now know to be) premenstrual depression, she asked
Freud for help. Freud, at the time was under the influence of an eccentric and
idiosyncratic Dr. Fleiss, and together they came up with a theory that
suggested that there was a connection between her X and the genitals,
causing various neurological and psychological problems. This theory was
briefly popular and then disappeared completely from medical literature and
is now considered a prime example of pseudoscience. Connect this with a
similar recurring trope in Anime.

62. Answer

63. Nasogenital theory

64. O.God save the queen,the fascist regime!
The wedding of Prince Albert and Queen Victoria, held in 1840 was an event of
significant cultural importance. (eg. the trend of brides wearing white on their
wedding is often attributed to Queen Victoria). The Archbishop of Canterbury
approached Victoria and ask if she might like to remove a particular thing from her
vows, because of the difference between her and Prince Albert, which the Queen
refused. What alteration was the Archbishop suggesting?

65. Answer

66. “Obey”her husband

67. P.“Save the tears for when we win.”
In 1227, the region south of the Baltic Sea, which was then inhabited by Slavs,
became available for colonization by the Germans. The bishops and dukes of
Pomerania, Brandenburg, Uckermark and Prignitz sent out glib "locators,"
medieval recruitment officers, offering rich rewards to those who were willing
to move to the new lands. Thousands of young adults from Lower Saxony and
Westphalia headed east. And as evidence, about a dozen Westphalian place
names show up in this area. Indeed there are five villages called Hindenburg
running in a straight line from Westphalia to Pomerania. This trail of history
and etymology, according to linguist Jurgen Udolph, might be the origin of
what fairy tale?

68. Answer

69. Pied Piper of Hamelin

70. Q.Hobe!
This phrase was first documented in a 16th century heraldic motto. There are two
versions of it - one Spanish like, and another Italian like. Soon after the adoption as
a motto, it appeared in Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus. Early in the 17th century, it
began appearing in speech and thoughts of fictional characters as an expression of
a fatalistic attitude. This saying has always been in English and there is no history
of it in any other romance language. In fact, it is ungrammatical in all of them. It
was composed of Italian or Spanish sounding words with English syntax. Jay
Livingston and Ray Evans decided to adopt the Spanish spelling for their 1956
Hitchcock film. In modern times, the phrase has been adopted in countries around
the world to name a variety of entities, including books, movies, restaurants,
vacation rentals, airplanes, and race horses. Which phrase?

71. Answer

73. R.and again and again and again and again
The Communist Party of China is a strictly atheist organisation, and officials
are barred from practising religion, which makes State Religious Bureau Order
no. 5 that much more out of place. Though technically, it's a law governing a
practice that's not strictly religious, the existence of the practice itself is
contingent on religious belief. The law itself frames a particular practice in
terms of national security: "The selection of people doing R must preserve
national unity and solidarity of all ethnic groups, and the selection process
cannot be influenced by any group or individual from outside the country," it
says, in order to control the next Dalai Lama. So to do what must one have
"recognition from the religious world and temple?"

74. Answer

75. Reincarnation

76. S.I like this part.
According to a fake news article doing rounds as fact, two 54 year-old twins from
Michigan were locked in a vicious legal battle over masturbation. Alfred Peterson
went to court to stop his brother Wilbert from masturbating, which he claimed to be
legally an act of sexual assault. Wilbert claimed he had done nothing wrong and
insisted that he had a legal right to masturbate. On what basis was Alfred claiming
that he had legal grounds to stop someone else from masturbating?

77. Answer

78. Siamese twins

79. T.Nearer my God to Thee.
John Law Hume was a violinist, who tragically died in an accident along with his
entire orchestra when he was 21. The members of the orchestra were employed by
a Liverpool firm who had contracts with all of the steamer companies to provide
musicians. After his death, Hume’s father received a note from the company
demanding payment as repayment for the lost uniform. Seeing as the accident had
started a huge debate over the ruthless class system. Andrew Hume did not pay
the bill for his son’s uniform. He forwarded it to the Amalgamated Musicians Union,
which published it without comment in its newsletter. Public opinion asserted itself,
and more than 30,000 people lined the streets of Colne in Lancashire for the
funeral. How did he die?

80. Answer

81. Titanic.

82. U.Is that quirky?
A version of the Portugese machete, the origin of the name of this instrument
comes from the Hawaiian phrase meaning ‘Jumping Flea.’ It was the fidgety
demeanour, small size and playing style of one Edward Purvis in King
Kalakua’s court that gave the instrument its name. It could also be that the
player’s hand movements resemble a flea that is fluttering around.

83. Answer

85. V.“… is altruism a dominant trait in your fancy
world of pure culture elite?”
Hydrocodon/Paracetomel, when tested in potency against codeine, ended in a
result that stated that it is about 6 times as potent as codeine, that is 5 mg of
it has the same effect as 30 mg of Codeine. This resulted in what trade name
for it?
On pounce, want funda.

86. Answer

87. VI-Codein

88. W.To kill a beast of prey,they must first hit him!
The rock quarry in Stockbridge, 20 miles outside Atlanta, served as the setting
for the fictional land in a 2018 movie, with almost $84 Mn of their $200 Mn
budget going to Georgians. With the release of the movie, and the commercial
and critical success following it, Hartsfield-Jackson International airport in
Atlanta started offering flights to the kingdom of _______?

89. Answer

91. X
There has been considerable debate around this particular way of saying
something. Though there has been a popular misconception that it is the
liberals who are messing with it in a secular attempt to sanitize yet another
thing. The concept can be traced back to Constantine the Great himself, who
used the Labarum on his flags. (Labarum is a superimposition of Chi and Rho,
which Constantine came up with on the eve of the battle of the Milvian
bridge.)
What am I talking about?

93. Answer

95. Y.Dreams do come true.
After rejecting etymologies from any Indian sources, linguists looked to the
Dutch sources for the origin of this word, noting the extensive interaction
between the colonial Dutch and English during the period this word
originates. Some argue that it refers to the Dutch feminine diminutive word
janneke, or that it is a combination of two of the common first Dutch names
Jan and Kees. So, first used as a generic insult to any Dutch American, what is
this word?

96. Answer

98. Z. a stupid or clumsy person,
an arduous journey or procedure
Apart from Japanese manga, almost all other countries now use this to
indicate a particular action, which is originally exclusive to the English
language. It can be accounted for by the popularity of the American comics,
where they started using this because there was no easy way of referring to
this, as all the sounds made during this act cannot be put into words. Since it
resembled the sound made by a tiny saw cutting through a log, they started
using this notation, and it has now become a universal symbol of this action.
What?

99. Answer

100. Using zzz
to represent
sleeping.