Finals of PHLEGM (Politics, History, Language, Etymology, Gender and Mythology) Quiz conducted by Conquiztadors in the annual quiz fest, El Dorado.

2. ● 2 Rounds (1 clockwise, 1 anticlockwise)
● 24 Questions
● +10 on Direct
● +10/-5 on Pounce

3. Q1. What five-word term? Which WNBA franchise?f
When it was announced that Atlanta would
get a new WNBA team, the owners
introduced an online contest for naming it,
eventually going with a five-word term that
was inspired from the famous vision of a
20th century Atlanta native.
Pictured here is the uniform of another
WNBA team named after a symbol of
friendship.

5. A1. Atlanta Dreams, New York Liberty

6. Q2. Which empire? What was this reason behind the demise of
the empire?
Beginning in the early 12th century this European dynasty quickly expanded their realm.
They did this through a series of strategically executed marriages. The Spanish branch of
the dynasty helped create an empire that reached its apex in the 16th and 17th centuries
during which they controlled land from the Philippines to the Americas.
While these closely controlled marriages led to the rise of the empire, some historians
and researchers believe that the same might be the reason behind their demise.
They cite the example of the last emperor of the dynasty- King Charles II of Spain, who
was also known as “El Hechizado” (“The Hexed”). He is recorded to have been suffering
from a form of mandibular prognathism, often seen among members of the dynasty, that
made it difficult for him to speak. An enlarged tongue, gastrointestinal problems,
mental retardation, and possible growth problems meant that Charles was raised almost
as an infant until the age of 10. Even as he grew older, he was never able to govern
effectively.

8. A2. Habsburg Empire, Inbreeding

9. Q3. Which two-word term?
The 1929 Stock Market Crash was one of the largest of its kind and impacted the
financial markets and world economy significantly. The crash has been partly
attributed to price manipulation and insider trading that had become quite
rampant during the time due to investment banks doubling up as brokerage firms.
Instead of breaking up the businesses, the government responded with the Glass-
Steagall Act which demanded the internal separation of IB and Brokerage
departments to avoid conflict of interests through the use of a _______ ____- a
term derived from an “entity” from the other side of the world. Legal dictionaries
though have emphasized on how the term is a misnomer, since by design the
entity was never supposed to restrict communication but was introduced as a
“communication device”.

11. A3. Chinese Wall

12. Q4. What event? Why is leavened bread not consumed during
Seder?
The Passover Seder is a ritual feast at the beginning of the Jewish holiday of
Passover that celebrates an extremely significant event in Jewish history.
One of the rituals part of Seder is not eating leavened bread, and instead
breaking matzah- an unleavened flat bread, to resemble the circumstances
and quickness under which the event took place.

14. A4. Escape of Jews from Egypt,
They did not have enough time to wait for the bread to rise

15. Episode 8, Season 1 of The Sopranos shows Christopher Moltisanti feeling
depressed due to his struggles writing a Mafia movie screenplay. His growing
frustration with his inability to come up with the script leads to him
questioning the trajectory of his life, lamenting over the absence of any
incident that changed the course of his life.
To ease his mind, Sal Bonpensiero cracks a joke making a pun using a Biblical
reference saying:
“You know who had an ___? ____.”
Q5. What was this pun?

17. A5. Noah’s ark/arc

18. Q6. What was this two-week long geopolitical situation? FITB.
Osvaldo César Ardiles is a football manager, pundit and a former midfielder who also won
the FIFA WC in the 70s. He is most famous for his stint at Tottenham Hotspurs.
The 1982 FA Cup semi-final match between Spurs and Leicester City happened just a day
prior to the start of a two-week long affair involving UK and his home country. This led to
a lot of hostility among English fans, leading to chants of “England! England! England!”
every time he touched the ball. He ended up leaving for his home country before the
Finals, with the official reason being stated as 1982 WC Practice, although it is believed
that he left due to the volatile situation that his home country was involved in.
In 2014 Ardiles met an accident in an archipelago in the Atlantic ocean during the filming
of the 30 for 30 documentary titled _____, ____ and _____ (5,4,5)- a reference to the kit
colours of his home country.

20. A6. Faulkland Wars, White Blue White

21. Q7.What was the book titled?
_________ __ _____: How Golf Explains Trump (9,2,5) is a 2019 book by Rick
Reilly which explores the elaborate efforts he makes to lie about his scores,
sabotage his opponents, and generally defraud the sport and draws parallel
between his immoral character on the field and his immoral politics.
The book’s title indicates how he is a master at using unfair means, playing
on a major position held by him for a span of four years.

23. A7. Commander in Cheat

24. Q8. What historic event? What did she do to celebrate the goal?
Alex Morgan played a crucial role in US Women’s National Team’s 2019 WC win,
scoring 6 goals in the tournament. Her sixth goal of the WC was the crucial game-
winner in the Semi-final match against an opponent from the other side of the
Atlantic.
However, more than the goal itself, it was her celebration after the goal which
caught the most attention from fans and media. There were numerous
interpretations of the celebration, ranging from it being a dig at her opponent’s
culture to it being a reference to something historic.
Later she put all the speculation to rest when she explained that the celebration
was in fact inspired from a phrase that Sophie Turner used quite often on social
media.

26. A8. Boston Tea Party, Sipped Tea

27. Q9. ID X.
Princess and dragon is a archetypical premise common to many legends,
fairy tales, and chivalric romances. Usually, the story revolves around a
princess/upper class woman being saved from a dragon/danger by a
virtuous hero. One of the earliest examples of the motif comes from the
Ancient Greek tale of X being saved by a famous hero, who is normally
associated with another legend.

29. A9. X- Andromeda

30. Q.10 ID the name of the restaurant.
In The Menu (2022), the central character of Chef Slowik, played by Ralph
Fiennes, is said to have had his big break at the restaurant named after a
mythological figure - in a veiled reference to how the character is hosting a
rather unfortunate dinner service, like that of the mythological figure. Some
might even say that the movie is an inversion of the mythology - the chef
hosts a dinner after losing meaning for food and drink in his life. Image
follows.

33. A10. Tantalus

34. Q11. Name the project.
____ _____ hat is a feminist project that became immensely popular during
2017 in USA. This was in response to a controversial statement by Trump in
2005.
This project was started to reclaim the derogatory term. Thousands of
crafters started using the patterns given on the project website to create “cat”
like ears on hats worn by women in this march. The pattern was downloaded
100,000 times.
Name this alliterative project which was later criticised for not being inclusive
of transwomen and women of color.

36. A11. Pink Pussy project

37. Q12. Which country? Which flower?
It is said that the Imperial family was fascinated by the flower, so much so that
they used it on their official seal and even on their throne. Since that time, the
term “X throne” refers both to the actual throne as well as the emperor
himself.Thus, the flower became a symbol of the emperor and the imperial
family. They are immensely popular to this day in the country and are used in
coinage, and are most visible on the country’s passports, and remains the
symbol of the emperor today.

39. A12. Japan, Chrysanthemum

40. Q13. ID the countries and the certain action.
The prime ministers of two countries have recently been in headlines for
performing a splitting action which is considered by many a payback for
something that happened in the past to the countries their ancestors were from.

42. A13. Scotland and England parting.

43. Q14. ID X (country). What was incorporated?
The relations between these two countries have been largely influenced by the
contribution of a neighbouring South Asian country's force as part of United
Nations Peace Keeping mission in Sierra Leone. In 2002, the president of Sierra
Leone, Ahmed Tejan Kabbah declared to incorporate a part of X's culture in its
own culture to honour the contribution made by X.
Parallely, in 'Operation Khukri' in Sierra Leone, Indian armed forces securely
passed sensitive information with each other using the same type of cultural tool
known to the Indian forces.

45. A14. X - Bangladesh; Bangla declared as honorary official
language.

46. Q15. How did he die?
Chrysippus was an ancient greek stoic philosopher who excelled in logic, the
theory of knowledge, ethics, and physics. He created an original system of
propositional logic in order to better understand the workings of the universe
and role of humanity within it. He ironically adhered to a deterministic view of
fate, but nevertheless sought a role for personal freedom in thought and
action, He died during 208–204 BC at the age of 73 in a rather humorous way,
living up to a commonly used expression. On the next slide is said to be the
engraving of the final moments of his life.

49. A15. He died laughing at his own joke

50. Q16. What State?
The etymology of a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
remains uncanny. In the early 1860s, when the U.S. Congress was considering
organizing a new territory in the Rocky Mountains, the name "_____(5)" was
suggested by George M. Willing, a politician posing as an unrecognized delegate .
Willing claimed that the name was derived from a Shoshone(Aztec) term meaning
"the sun comes from the mountains" or "gem of the mountains",but it was revealed
later that there was no such term and Willing actually based the name when he
met a little girl named ___(3). Much to the dismay of the US congress, who
scrambled to name the area Colorado Territory instead but were too late and the
name of the state remained unchanged.

52. A16. Idaho

53. Q17. Name the movie/novel and the movement.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ is a 2022 Oscar nominated movie based on a novel of the same
name covering the investigation of a New York Times article written by
journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey. The article acted as a catalyst for
a movement which had major implications across the world.
The name of the book is derived from a phrase used to describe a situation
where there are conflicting accounts from both parties involved, usually
between a man and a woman.

55. A17. She said; MeToo Movement

56. Q18. What was the scheme?
In it’s latest Budget, the DMK-led government of Tamil Nadu rolled out the
blueprint of a certain scheme - first of its kind in the world. Though the
finer details haven’t been ironed out yet, the scheme is considered iconic
for recognising the monetary value of something that has been historically
been considered to be without any monetary value. However, the
valuation that the government has set has drew ire - with many claiming
that this move further entrenches the undervaluation and is against the
intended aim.

58. A18. They started giving 1000 Rupees to homemakers.

59. Q19. With what act is this goddess worshipped? Name of the
goddess.
This goddess is highly revered by a certain community of
the indian subcontinent. This group of people are
historically known to have significance in many religious
ceremonies like birth and marriage. in the
subcontinent. There is a special act in which (many but
not all) members worship this goddess and become a
part of the group. This act is done to gain ‘Moksh’.
The goddess is said to have belonged from a particular
caste, known to be bards and truth-tellers from
Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Balochistan.
The goddess’ vehicle may help arrive at part of the
answer.

61. A19. Self castration; Bahucharan Mata

62. Q20. What does the law state? Give X
The most widely believed legend of the origins of this festival says
that a 12th-century nobleman of this town attempted to sleep with
the daughter of a local miller, a commoner, exercising his right under
a bizarre law known as jus primae noctis in Latin . This plan backfired
when the young woman instead decapitated him, after which the
populace stormed and burned the palace. Every year the citizens
remember their liberation with the Battle of X which came to
represent the stones that were chucked at the palace by the
commoners as they tried to demolish it. The core celebration involves
some thousands of townspeople, divided into nine combat teams, who
use X with considerable violence often leading to serious injuries –
during the traditional carnival days.

64. Droit De Seignuer/the “right” of a medieval feudal lord to
have sexual intercourse with the bride on her wedding
night. X-Oranges

65. Q20. Which Indian text?
The following are a few responses by an AI bot which generates
responses in the style of an ancient text, which is known for
containing seven worded phrases in the original language.

68. Thirukkural

69. Q21. Which defeat?
Brew Dog is a UK-based brewery and pub chain which is known for its edgy
and competitive marketing ploys.
In the 2010s, it was extremely engaged in having the world's strongest beer
title under its label. So, they released a beer with 41% ABV to take the title
away from the German brewery Schorschbräu, which had produced a 40%
ABV version of its Schorschbock and named it cheekily after another defeat
faced by German at the hands of the British that has inspired several works
of media.

71. Bismarck

72. Q22. Give funda behind the images
Patachitra or Pattachitra is a general term for traditional,
cloth-based scroll painting, based in the eastern Indian
states of Odisha, West Bengal and parts of Bangladesh.
Patachitra art form is known for its intricate details as well
as mythological narratives, folktales and events inscribed in
it. Give funda behind these following images.

75. A22. 9/11, French Revolution