Finals of the MELA (Music, Entertainment, Literature and Arts) Quiz conducted by Conquiztadors, the Quiz Society of Sri Venkateswara College in collaboration with the North-east Students Association.

2. ● 3 Rounds ( 1st clockwise , 2nd anticlockwise and 3rd clockwise)
● The second round will be dedicated to the North-east
● 24 Questions
● +10/0 on Direct
● +10/-5 on Pounce

3. FIRST
ROUND

4. Q.1 ID this individual.
Elephant Boy is a 1937 British adventure film. Documentary filmmaker Robert J.
Flaherty, who produced some of the Indian footage, and supervising director
Zoltan Korda , who completed the film, won the Best Director Award at the
Venice Film Festival . The film was made at the London Films studios at
Denham, and in Mysore, India, and is based on the story "Toomai of the
Elephants" from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.
However this movie is remembered because it had a legendary Indian who
worked as an extra during his time in London, now synonymous with rebellion.

6. A.1 Udham Singh

7. Q.2 FITB and give theme of the closing triad.
In 49 B.C, Julius Caesar ___ _ ___ (8,3,7) with his army was a pivotal historical
event which set the Roman civil war in motion. This ultimately led to Caesar's
becoming dictator for life, with no point of return.
The phrase also shares it name with a song of Bob Dylan(2020) which is a part
of "the closing epic triad of the album, each founded on _________
_____________ (9, 13)" with the other two songs centred around John F
Kennedy and William McKinley.

9. A.2 Crossing the Rubicon; Political assassination

10. Q.3 What is the name of this motion art?
This Banksy’s 2013 live art work, ___ ______ __ ___ _____ (3,5,2,3,5) is twist
on a 1991’s famous horror thriller movie title. It shows a slaughterhouse
delivery truck filled with plush animal toys, squeaking through the boards of
the truck, alarming people to the horrific realities endured by farmed animals
who are crammed on trucks headed to their death at a slaughter plant.

13. A.3 The Sirens of the Lambs

14. Q.4 Identify the musician and the individual.
Though this musician has only publicly come out very recently through the
release of his latest album, he has long been beloved amongst LGBTQ+ circles
as his music carried undertones exploring mysteries of queer love, that often
helped fans find acceptance for themselves. This recent album, dedicated to a
partner the artist lost at the beginning of the year, has received much critical
acclaim. ID the musician.
The presence of an individual on the cover of one of the songs from this album
took many by surprise. The cover art featured a picture from an infamous nude
photoshoot of the individual that had received a very rocky reception when it
had come out last year. ID the individual.

16. A.4 Sufjan Stevens; Ranveer Singh

17. Q.5 Give X and event.
X, directed by a gem of a director, is credited with bridging the north-south
divide through its sheer popularity. It was originally shot in X and, was later
dubbed in Hindi.
However in 1995, the director’s home was bombed by al Ummah due to the
depiction of a Hindu-Muslim relationship in his film. X is centred around the
communal riots that broke out in X after one of the most divisive and
polarising events in Indian history, after which al Ummah was also founded.

19. A.5 Bombay; Demolition of Babri Masjid

20. Q.6 What is the apt name of this character?
The following is a picture of a character from
the DC Comic series Watchmen called
_________. Commonly depicted as an
antihero, he is a vigilante who sees morality in
absolutes, so in his character design his mask
shows a mixture of black and white colouring
and the marks often morph to depict his sense
and view of morality. What is the character
aptly named/Who is he named after?

22. A.6 Rorschach

23. Q.7 Which book is this? What is the irony?
In this version of once forbidden book, by Super Terrain, we see a collection of
blackened pages hinted to the twist on the book’s overt message of censorship.
Their site’s manifesto explains, “This new edition is an artist’s book in which
the very object of the book echoes the fiction it contains.”, as if the book as
gone through the same fate as described to it in the book. But ironically to its
content, it comes to life with the same warmth that takes it life.

25. A.7 Fahrenheit 451; heat sensitive book

26. Q.8 ID the Philosopher and the song.
A philosopher and Sufi poet tutored by Inayat shah. However, due to Inayat shah belonging to the
agricultural community, they faced pressure from their family to leave their tutelage due to their
"noble" background to which they relented prompting Inayat shah to comment, tu ____ nahi tu
bhulleya hai". (You are not blank, you are lost).
They wrote a very famous poem as a declaration of his love for Inayat Shah which reemerged into the
popular conscience due to the song _(6) _ (6) _.
Excerpt from poem:
Tere Ishq Nachaya, Karke (6) (6)
_______(7) Naounda Mainu Inayat De Boohe
Jis ne mainu Poowaye Chole Waawe te Suhe
Jaan main maadi aye, Uddi mill Pya hai Piya”

28. A.8 Bulle Shah; Chhaiya Chhaiya

29. Northeast
Round

30. Q.9 What are we talking about?
The Khasi and Jaintia tribes have mastered the conservation art of hand-
making these marvellous structures. The Khasi people do not know when or
how the tradition of making these structures started, but it is believed that in
Khasi mythology, their ancestors came to earth from heaven with the help of
these structures. It is thought that, under ideal conditions, these
unconventionally crafted common structures can last for many hundreds of years.
Of all the existing structures, the “single-decker” in the state’s capital and the
“double-decker” in a nearby town are the most famous examples. What are we
talking about?

32. A.9 Living root bridges

33. Q.10 FITB.
This Nagamese-Hindi film ____ ____ _____(4,4,5) was based on the heroics of
youngest recipient of the National Bravery Award 2015, eight-year old
Mhonbeni Ezung from Nagaland for rescuing her drowning grandmother from
a river in January 2014. Before the screening, director Akashaditya Lama took
to the stage to warn his audience that the target audience of the movie were
children between ages of 5 to 10 because it was produced by the Children’s
Film Society India but this disclaimer, however turned out to be gratifyingly
unnecessary as it was a film compelling and entertaining, for there was nothing
to stop an adult from enjoying it. FITB.

35. A.10 Nani Teri Morni

36. Q.11 ID X and Y.
This 1990 documentary film “when X(6) went to Y(7)” is based on the way a
Shakespearean play gained popularity in Y. The film shows bits of rehearsals
and performances of Y and a discussion by various actors of how Shakespeare's
works, and Y in particular, is relevant in even the smallest of villages in these
highlands.

38. A.11 Hamlet; Mizoram

39. Q.12 ID X and Y.
This is a photograph of the Comilla branch of the Tripura Royal Family. The
person standing at the middle top row is Nabadwip Chandra, a noted Indian
sitarist and Dhrupad Singer. One can assume that the music was in their genes
until X (circled entity) cut ties with the family.
X is the only person to have worked with both Mohammed Rafi and Kishore
Kumar.
X’s son, Y is considered to be one of the most successful music producers of all
time composing musical scores for more than 331 films. He was a child prodigy
and was called “Music Scientist” composing his first music at the age of 9.
According to some stories he was given a certain nickname because, as a child,
whenever he cried, it sounded in the fifth note.

42. A.12 X: S D Burman
Y: R D Burman

43. Q.13 ID the personality.
This famous personality, having a thousand achievements, briefly worked as a
teacher before establishing himself in the entertainment industry. He is widely
known as Sudha Kontho (meaning cuckoo, literally "nectar-throated") and one
of his works about humanity and humans is said to be revered in Bangladesh
next only to the Bangladeshi National Anthem.

45. A.13 Bhupen Hazarika

46. Q.14 Id the Artwork and what is the theme of the painting?
This art form popular in Tibet, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim and translated
from Tibetan literally means ‘recorded message’. This painting was
traditionally a portable fabric scroll, kept unframed, and intended to be used
either for personal meditation or in order to instruct other individuals in
Buddhist teachings.
The artwork can be centred around a particular deity or a concept. One of the
most common themes for such artwork is about the central figure of
buddhism.

49. A.14 Thangka, Buddhas life

50. Q.15 Identify the state and the entity.
This is one of the tableau at Republic day 2020, which represents the Pang-
Lhabsol festival celebrated in this state commemorates the consecration of this
natural, majestic, pure guardian entity of the state. It is believed that the
venerated entity plays an active role in introducing Buddhism into this former
kingdom. It’s five units symbolises the five treasures―Gold, Silver, Gems, food
grains and religious texts.

53. A.15 Sikkim and Kanchenjunga

54. Q.16 Identify the state and the dance form.
On August 29th 2018 , two commemorative postage stamps dedicated to the
theme “Armenia-India: Joint issue on the theme ‘dance’” were released out of
which one depicted one of the major Indian classical dance forms which is a
‘jagoi’ that refers to arts of dance of the largest and dominant ethnic group of
this state. The dance form is imbued with the devotional themes and is based
on Hindu scriptures of Vaishnavism. The ____ _____(4,5) which roughly
means Dance of Divine Love is one of the most important part of this dance
form.
Image Follows…

57. A.16 Manipuri Raas Leela

58. THIRD
ROUND

59. Q.17 Which city is this?
________ (8) syndrome is a psychosomatic condition involving rapid
heartbeat, fainting, confusion, and even hallucinations, allegedly occurring
when individuals become exposed to objects, artworks, or phenomena of great
beauty.
The affliction is named after the 19th-century French author Stendhal who
described his experience with the phenomenon during his 1817 visit to this
place, as a journey leading his rebirth, appreciating the art and the architecture
of the this flourishing city.

61. A.17 Florence

62. Q.18 ID X and the painting.
____ is something that happens at least once every year but can take place
upto three times a year. X is so feared that it is used in many horror games,
movies and shows and this phobia of X is known as Friggatriskaidekaphobia.
What happened on X started a conflict between two major communities which
is still going on and may never end too. Moreover ,A very famous painting "---
---- ------" (3,4,6) was painted a day before the original occurrence of X.

64. A.18 Friday the 13th; The Last Supper

65. Q.19 Identify the character.
This antagonist from the famous manga One Piece derives his name from the
bestselling novel of all time X which was written in early 17th century spain.
Earlier this year actor Jonathan Majors donned an outfit clearly inspired by this
characters signature attire which gives homage to a pink bird Y natively found
in South America. X and Y(with a prefix similar to the name of the book) when
written together give the full alliterative name of this iconic character. Identify
the character.

68. A.19 Doflamingo Donquixote

69. Q.20 Who did he compare the actors with?
This is an art by Atul Dodiya a contemporary Indian artist made on a shop
shutter in 2014. The exterior of the shutter is enamel painted with Roy
Lichtenstein's 1964 painting titled I Know How You Must Feel, Brad, and the as
it lifts it reveals Raja Ravi Verma’s famous painting drawing parallels between
the two.
In the work, Lichtenstein's painting is compared to the relationship of Brad Pitt
and Angelina Jolie. An answer to, Angelina Jolie’s offering yet another child to
Brad Pitt and him getting overwhelmed by the fact. Whose cursed love story
from Indian mythology did he compare the two actors with?

72. A.20 Dushyant Shakuntala

73. Q.21 ID the writer and Y.
“The National Film Awards that have been returned to the Bharatiya Janata
Party government to protest the current state of intolerance include prizes for
a movie that celebrates rebellion, free thinking and irreverence towards
authority.” is an excerpt from a 2015 scroll article describing a 1989 movie.
Inspired by the writer’s own experiences at School of Planning of Architecture,
the movie is one of the better portrayals of college life and also features a
youthful Ys movie debut in a minor role although his major debut would come 3
years later.
With casual use of profanity, portrayal of defiance of authority and considering
who the writer is, its difficult to imagine the film airing on Doordarshan in the
present political climate.

75. A.21 Arundhati Roy; Shah Rukh Khan

76. Q.22 Who from mythology is being referenced? What is the name of
the mortal woman?
Destino is an animated surrealist short film, a collaboration between Salvador
Dali and Walt Disney whose production originally began in 1945, 58 years before
its eventual completion in 2003. It follows a story of a mortal woman ______(6)
falling in love with a god, who is literally slipping out of her hand, even if he
wants, he can not wait for her. The woman’s name appears to be a tribute to
the painter’s name, eponymous to a name of a flower.

79. A.22 Kronos; Dhalia

80. Q.23 What was used as a metaphor in the art?
Kui Hua Zi is an art installation created by contemporary artist and political
activist Ai Weiwei. He filled Tate Modern’s entire Turbine Hall with over 100
million mini-sculptures made from porcelain and hand-painted to resemble
the real thing. Growing up in a poor district in China it would signify human
connection to him as he would snack on it with his friends. He also linked it to
their role in Chinese communist propaganda, he remembered propaganda
posters featuring Mao Zedong, with a face acting as the sun, while citizens
were represented in a certain way looking up to him.

82. A.23 Sunflower seeds

83. Q.24 Give pen name. what was the controversy about?
Syed ______ Hussain better known by his alliterative name _______
_____________, is a 19th century Indian Urdu poet who is well known for
anti-colonial satire and was known as the Lisanu'l-Asr' ( Poet of the age). His
pen name is reminiscent of another golden age and his birthplace.
Many poems written by him are sung by famous singers like 'Hungama hai
kyun barpa' by Ghulam Ali.
A major change that took place half a decade ago was reflected in his name on
the Uttar Pradesh Higher Education Service Commission’s website, inciting
outrage.

85. Akbar allahabadi
Akbar prayagraji

86. Q.24 What symbol of resistance? Give original artwork.
Post 1967, it became a crime to raise a Palestinian flag in Gaza and West Bank. To
subvert the ban on the national colors, sliced __________(s) would be carried
through the region in a sign of protest.
In Rotterdam, art school students hung a banner that combined the symbol with a more
famous artwork after police took down a more blatant banner protesting Israel’s ethnic
cleansing.
Palestinians would distinguish between locally grown ________ and those grown in
Israeli greenhouses, saving the former to eat and using the latter to throw at IDF tanks

89. A.24 watermelon, this is not a pipe