Set and conducted by Akshay Parale and Omkar Borate as part of the annual Cultural Fest - Impressions at COEP.

2. LUMIERE 2016
ELIMS

3. Acknowledgements
• This quiz is brought to you by BCQC - COEP Quiz Club
• Quiz set by Akshay Parale & Omkar Borate
• Special thanks to BCQC - COEP Quiz Club for moderating the
quiz & Chinmay Tadwalkar for sponsoring prizes
• Huge shoutout to the admin team.

4. Instructions
• Total 30 questions.
• No negative marking.
• Questions 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 (multiples of 5) are starred
questions and will be used to settle ties.
• If teams are tied on number of starred questions as well, then
the team to first get a question wrong in order is eliminated.
• Use of any form of electronic media will be considered as an
attempt to cheat and your team will be disqualified.
• Quizmaster’s decision will be final and binding and cannot be
challenged.

5. Q1
• Originally used as a form of entertainment and a morale booster
to the tired soldiers, it has developed over the years, dealing
with subject matters like society, religion, politics and romance.
• Especially the songs are erotic in sentiment and the dialogues
tend to be pungent in socio-political satire.
• Which genre of folk dance and popular music, that is believed
to have its origins in the Prakrit Gathas?

6. Answer
Lavani

7. Q2
• In Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita, the character played by
William Santesso is the origin of this eponymous term.
• According to Fellini, he took the name from an Italian dialect
word that describes a particularly annoying noise, that of a
buzzing mosquito.
• What term, which is used to refer to intrusive independent
contractors, unaffiliated to mainstream media organizations?

8. Answer
Paparazzi

9. Q3
• Which 80’s cult classic is being parodied in this video clip from
HIMYM (How I Met Your Mother) episode “The Slutty
Pumpkin” ?
• Video on next slide.

11. Answer
Top Gun

12. Q4

13. • This is John ____, an artist, an independent graphic designer, a
writer, and Typography professor at Drexel University.
• A self-taught artist and graphic designer, he has freelanced as a
lettering artist and logo design specialist since 1976.
• He is best known for his ambigrams, which he began
developing in the late 1960s and early 70s and for his
association with a famous author.
• What is his last name? And how did the aforementioned author
honour him in his works?

14. Answer
Langdon
Dan Brown named the character Robert Langdon after him.

15. Q5*.
• Released in June, 2011, the lyrics to this song refers to a male's
ability to impress his love interest with his dance moves, which
he compares to those of an enduring pop-culture icon, who later
acknowledged the song in an interview, calling the concept
"very flattering”.
• Which chartbuster?
• Image on next slide, which would probably give you a hint.

17. Answer
Moves Like Jagger

18. Q6
• X are a race of creatures living on the planet Kashyyyk.
• While regarded as intelligent, loyal and trusting beings, they are
known to go berserk when angry, to the point where they rip
people´s arms out of their sockets.
• A Star Wars fandom wiki is named for these creatures.
• ID X and give the name of a Star Wars wiki page.

19. Answer
X - Wookies & Wookiepedia

20. Q7
• "X Theme" is an instrumental composition by Henry Mancini
for a 1963 film of the same name.
• Also, an eponymous cartoon character, created for the film’s
opening credits, was animated in time to the tune.
• In 2005, the score was listed at #20 on AFI's 100 Years of Film
Scores.
• Id X.

21. Answer
The Pink Panther

22. Q8
• Published in 1868, X is set in Y's family home, Hillside, later
called the Wayside, in Concord, Massachusetts and is loosely
based on Y's childhood experiences.
• X was very well received and is still a popular children's novel
today, filmed several times. Early in her career, Y sometimes
used the pen name A. M. Barnard, under which she wrote
novels for young adults.
• ID X and Y.

23. Answer
X - Little Women & Y - Louisa May Alcott

24. Q9
• “__ __ __ __ __ ___(6 words)" is the opening phrase of
a soliloquy spoken by Prince Hamlet in the so-called "nunnery
scene” of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.
• It is one of the most widely known and quoted lines in modern
English, and the soliloquy has been referenced in innumerable
works of theatre, literature and music.
• Which phrase?

25. Answer
To be, or not to be

26. Q10*.
• The following image shows the player description and his
statistics (Source: ESPN Cricinfo) which tells about his brief
stint in first class cricket.
• His most memorable achievement in cricket could possibly be
claiming the wicket of the legendary batsman W.G. Grace, his
only wicket in first class career.
• Who? Better known for a different reason.
• Image on next slide.

28. Answer
Arthur Conan Doyle

29. Q11
• Amadeus____ is a fictional character in DC comics.
• His mother Elizabeth suffered from mental illness all her life
and his wife and daughter were brutally murdered by a mentally
unstable serial killer who had escaped from prison.
• Amadeus decided, then, as the sole heir to the family estate, to
remodel his family home in order to properly treat the mentally
ill.
• What was founded as a result?

30. Answer
Arkham Asylum/Hospital

31. Q12
• These are the special edition packs launched by Horlicks.
• The carton on the left is inspired from the paintings of which
artist while the carton on the right is inspired from which
famous art form?
• Image on next slide.

33. Answer
Jamini Roy & Madhubani art

34. Q13
• The Doors of Perception is a philosophical essay, released as a
book by Aldous Huxley in 1954.
• It details Huxley's experiences when taking mescaline (a drug
known for its hallucinogenic effects comparable to those of
LSD).
• The book takes the form of Huxley's recollection of a mescaline
trip that took place over the course of an afternoon in May
1953.
• The book was back in the news in October 2016 due to some
reasons.
• Why was this book back in news?

35. Answer
Stan Lee holds this book in his cameo appearance in
Dr. Strange

36. Q14
• "Everything Men Know About Women" is a book written by Dr. Alan
Francis which "distills years of research and thousands of interviews
to reveal the most comprehensive understanding of men's knowledge
and understanding of the opposite sex", as written in a review by a
reader.
• In this book, "the writer literally spells out everything men know on
topics ranging from making friends with women to satisfying women
in bed", as written in a review by another reader.
• The book is considered a worldwide best seller and its first edition is
a prized collector's item.
• However, it is famous for a very different reason amongst the readers.
• What is the reason behind its fame?

37. Answer
Its all pages are blank

38. Q15*
• This is a scene from the recently released movie by Disney
named "Moana".
• In this scene, the Maui and Moana encounter Kakamora, a tribe
of pirates.
• The scene pays an intentional homage to which other film?

40. Answer
Mad Max: Fury Road

41. Q16
Id both.

42. Answer
Simi Garewal & J Jayalalitha

43. Q17
• Pikotaro is a fictional singer-songwriter created and portrayed
by Daimaou Kosaka.
• He is also said to be the real life version of Borsalino from the
Japanese manga One Piece.
• Which is his most famous work, which has since garnered more
than 95 million views till date?

44. Answer
PPAP - Pen Pineapple Apple Pen

45. Q18
• It began as a small series of comics drawn by Kris Wilson at the
age of sixteen.
• Wilson was at home with strep throat and had doodled
some stick figure comics.
• The comic's authors attribute its success to its often
controversial nature, and the series is noted for its dark
humor and sometimes surrealistic approach.
• Which series that started off in 2005 and subsequently became a
common feature on social networking sites?

46. Answer
Cyanide & Happiness

47. Q19
• The author and the publishers thought that the initial title ‘The
Firemen’ was boring, so he called a fire station and asked what
temperature paper burned at.
• The firemen put him on hold while they burned a book, then
reported back the temperature.
• Which famous literary work that derived its current title from
the above incident?

48. Answer
Fahrenheit 451

49. Q20*.
• These are the caricatures by Gerald Scafe used in the opening
titles of a popular British satirical sitcom that first aired in 1980.
• Which sitcom, that was the favorite TV programme of the then
British PM Margaret Thatcher?
• Images on next slide.

53. Answer
Yes Minister

54. Q21
• This is a clothing line inspired from what?
• Images on next slide.

57. Answer
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

58. Q22
• This is a sign commemorating the role of Alan Freed, an
American disc jockey, and Cleveland, Ohio in the origins and
early promotion of?
• Image on next side.

60. Answer
Rock n roll

61. Q23
• This is ___ ___, a British stand-up comedian and a writer.
• He wasn’t quite popular with the Indian janta right until a few
days back which saw a surge in his no. of followers from India
on Twitter.
• Who is he? And what was the reason for the sudden rise in his
popularity?
• Image on next slide.

63. Answer
Chris Martin
People mistook him for Coldplay’s lead singer after their recent
performance in Mumbai

64. Q24
In 2005, a sign was put up in Aberdeen, Washington, hometown
of X, as a tribute to X. Id X.

65. Answer
Kurt Cobain

66. Q25*
• According to a legend, the Shilahara king Bhoja was building
the fort of Panhala near Kolhapur, but the walls kept collapsing
during construction. The king's astrologer recommended the
sacrifice a woman and her newborn to appease the gods of the
mountain. X was the only person nearby whose wife had just
delivered, so X, puffed up with self-importance, offered his wife
Jakkubai and his newborn child as a sacrifice. A tomb exists
inside the Panhala Fort of Jakkubai and her child.
• As X became prideful as he realized that only he could come to
the aid of a king, this tale brought about the aphorism,
dismissing him as being inconsequential compared to the rajah.
• Which ancient aphorism that was incorporated into a popular
song in a Govinda starrer (1998)?

67. Answer
Kahaan Raja Bhoj Kahaan Gangu Teli

68. Instructions for Q26-30
• These are the caricatures of famous Indians.
• Id them.

69. Q26

70. Answer
Arundhati Roy

71. Q27

72. Answer
M. Balamuralikrishna

73. Q28

74. Answer
Gulzar

75. Q29

76. Answer
Kamal Haasan

77. Q30*

78. Answer
Pu La Deshpande

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